Austin vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$1360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	94
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	962K	4.05M

The cost of living in Austin is 121% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 985th and 5023rd ($2444 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 217th and 252nd 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	$19.4	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$18576

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602