Manila vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$821
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$400
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$679
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$49
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$347
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
77
73
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
1.9M
1.85M

The cost of living in Manila is 10% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6679th and 6264th ($821 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5265th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Tainan

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Manila Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$872
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.36%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4309
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2679
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14540
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697