New Taipei vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$469	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	86	66
🏙️ Population	4.04M	8.78M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 67% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5000th and 7256th ($1073 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 118th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 302nd and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Quanzhou

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	New Taipei	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936