New Taipei vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Taipei	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2992	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1661	$4931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	4.04M	468K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 57% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5212th and 806th ($1060 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 719th 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 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 2 months in Raleigh. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 279th and 202nd 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	$4.67	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$890	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.97%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4941	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.92	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.54	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.87	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.5	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13786	$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753