Austin vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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$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