New Taipei vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Taipei	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1360	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	82
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	4.05M	468K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 52% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5023rd and 1246th ($1108 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 252nd and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Raleigh

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	New Taipei	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13830	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7127	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.67	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.19	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.75	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$656	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18576	$24650

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736