Manila vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$3254
🏠 One person rent	$361	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$1230
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$1684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	65	86
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.6M

The cost of living in Manila is 35% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6586th and 4534th ($766 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4165th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Taipei

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	Manila	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.69	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$19749

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Cities near Manila

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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581