Austin vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$1661
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	95
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	962K	4.04M

The cost of living in Austin is 133% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 812th and 5212th ($2473 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 2nd in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 116th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs New Taipei

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	Austin	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$13786

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605