New Taipei vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Taipei	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2973	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$482	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$836	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1386	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	4.04M	8.8M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 73% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4931st and 4th ($1123 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.3 months in New York City. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 183rd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs New York City

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	New Taipei	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.72	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.82%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7371	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.73	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.6	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$650	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21429	$21713

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192