Boston vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$1378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
676K
4.04M

The cost of living in Boston is 222% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 27th and 4867th ($3652 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 71st and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$17207

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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