New Taipei vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$510	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$889
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	53
😀 Quality of life	87	70
🏙️ Population	4.04M	8.78M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 83% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4867th and 7641st ($1135 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 138th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 387th and 4086th 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	$4.87	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$9321

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941