Boston vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
94
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
676K
4.04M

The cost of living in Boston is 228% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 27th and 4931st ($3680 vs $1123) 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 20th best city to live in the United States vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 105th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs New Taipei

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Boston New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$21429

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612