Austin vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$1496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
962K
4.36M

The cost of living in Austin is 156% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 548th and 5229th ($2590 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 126th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$11035

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19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589