New Taipei vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Taipei	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1360	$3911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	74
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	4.05M	486K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 45% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 5023rd and 1987th ($1108 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1557th 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 1.9 months in Omaha. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 252nd and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Omaha

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	New Taipei	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13830	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7127	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.67	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.19	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.75	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$656	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18576	$24676

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995