Manila vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$400
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$347
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
85
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.87M

The cost of living in Manila is 14% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6679th and 5984th ($821 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Manila compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5265th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Taichung

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Manila Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$872
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.36%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4309
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2679
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14540
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$804
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$574
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$755
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$697
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$657
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$1066
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$701
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$458
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$609
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$868
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$584
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$549
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$660
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$733
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$587
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$605
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$524
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$544
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$683
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$504
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$501
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$597
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$507
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$416
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$589
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$626
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$549
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$538
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$584
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$496
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$603
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$539
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$534
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$463
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$636
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$420
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$476
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$609
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$530
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$434

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665