New Taipei vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Taipei	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2992	$5568
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1324
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$2222
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1661	$4072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	87	98
🏙️ Population	4.04M	2.14M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 55% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5212th and 1024th ($1060 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Taiwan and Australia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 1.7 months in Perth. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 279th and 7th 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	$4.67	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$890	$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.97%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4941	$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.92	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.54	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.87	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.9	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.5	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13786	$14689

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876