London vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$1589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	99	86
🏙️ Population	8.8M	4.04M

The cost of living in London is 207% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 58th and 5000th ($3296 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4th and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs New Taipei

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	London	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$18855

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581