New Taipei vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Taipei	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2973	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$836	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1386	$4178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	71
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	4.04M	1.61M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 54% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4931st and 1041st ($1123 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 896th 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 1.7 months in Phoenix. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 183rd and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Phoenix

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	New Taipei	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.72	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.82%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7371	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.73	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.6	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$650	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21429	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804