Manila vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manila Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$781
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$384
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$47
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.29M

The cost of living in Manila is 9% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6438th and 6163rd ($781 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 4458th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manila Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.53%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4033
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2881
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.8
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14747
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Pasay
$673
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Caloocan
$804
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mandaluyong
$792
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Quezon
$759
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Malabon
$697
7.9 km or 4.9 mi Makati
$842
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Navotas
$738
12 km or 7.2 mi Valenzuela
$491
12 km or 7.2 mi Pasig
$817
12 km or 7.3 mi Taguig
$860
15 km or 9 mi Marikina
$519
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$550
15 km or 9.3 mi Paranaque
$640
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$682
16 km or 9.7 mi Meycauayan
$592
16 km or 10 mi Las Pinas
$590
19 km or 12 mi Imus
$568
21 km or 13 mi Antipolo
$534
25 km or 15 mi Muntinlupa
$681
25 km or 16 mi San Jose del Monte
$496
26 km or 16 mi General Trias
$523
28 km or 17 mi San Pedro
$577
28 km or 17 mi Binangonan
$497
30 km or 19 mi Dasmarinas
$441
31 km or 19 mi Binan
$511
33 km or 20 mi Malolos
$610
34 km or 21 mi Santa Rosa
$619
37 km or 23 mi Trece Martires
$540
39 km or 24 mi Cabuyao
$584
47 km or 29 mi Calamba
$483
58 km or 36 mi San Fernando
$596
60 km or 37 mi Tanauan
$529
61 km or 38 mi Santo Tomas
$522
69 km or 43 mi San Pablo
$419
74 km or 46 mi Angeles
$660
75 km or 47 mi Lipa
$476
79 km or 49 mi Olongapo
$490
81 km or 50 mi Mabalacat
$614
94 km or 59 mi Batangas
$519
99 km or 61 mi Cabanatuan
$371

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716