London vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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London New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8384
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$2251
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$4328
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$393
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4627
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
99
87
🏙️ Population
8.8M
4.04M

The cost of living in London is 223% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 37th and 5212th ($3427 vs $1060) 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2nd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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London New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.8
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.7
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2586
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1894
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5526
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3635
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$275
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17558
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10692
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.73
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$99
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2404
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25830
$13786

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Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3054
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2624
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2353
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2322
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2372
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2268
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2248
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2381
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2255
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2245
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2491
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2184
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2173
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2202
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2589
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2328
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2106
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2363
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2179
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2228
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2630
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2157
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2020
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2451
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2159
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2040
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2310
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1963
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2033
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2202
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2152
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2053
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2033
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2041
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2028
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2477
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2055

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