Manila vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$790
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$379
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$637
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.3
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
74
74
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.87M

The cost of living in Manila is 12% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6703rd and 6262nd ($790 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th in the Philippines and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Manila compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 5220th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.15
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.27
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.7
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$815
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.3
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.47%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3756
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2382
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.04
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.44
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16980
$6518

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$657
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$432
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$642
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$807
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$555
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$540
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$651
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$760
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$561
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$628
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$536
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$570
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$692
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$511
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$519
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$617
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$525
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$414
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$613
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$630
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$575
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$542
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$616
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$489
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$609
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$535
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$531
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$477
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$624
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$425
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$471
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$598
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$532
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$448

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696