Manila vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2308
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$361
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$526
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
65
81
🏙️ Population
1.85M
3.03M

The cost of living in Manila is 14% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6586th and 6071st ($766 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 4165th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.42%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3093
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2849
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.1
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.22
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13387
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$732
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$506
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$670
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$780
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$546
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$538
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$621
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$704
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$577
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$589
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$518
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$535
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$676
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$496
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$457
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$575
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$487
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$400
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$539
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$572
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$508
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$515
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$545
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$486
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$610
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$508
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$504
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$427
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$613
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$398
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$464
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$585
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$508
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$372

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671