New Taipei vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Taipei	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2992	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1661	$5746
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	4.04M	441K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 66% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5212th and 91st ($1060 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 73rd 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 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 279th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Oakland

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	New Taipei	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$890	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.97%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4941	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.92	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.54	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.87	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.9	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.5	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13786	$27655

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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

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288