Boston vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
676K
4.04M

The cost of living in Boston is 227% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 32nd and 5212th ($3467 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 89th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$13786

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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