Beijing vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$589	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$1378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	21.9M	4.04M

The cost of living in Beijing is 9% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5355th and 4867th ($1029 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2546th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs New Taipei

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	Beijing	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$17207

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589