New Taipei vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$469	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	93
😀 Quality of life	86	98
🏙️ Population	4.04M	2.14M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 48% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5000th and 1654th ($1073 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Taiwan and Australia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 1.8 months in Perth. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 302nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Perth

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	New Taipei	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$11252

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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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645