New Taipei vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$6846
🏠 One person rent
$482
$2058
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$916
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1360
$4546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
52
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
4.05M
139K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 67% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 5023rd and 86th ($1108 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Taiwan and Iceland, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iceland 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 Reykjavik. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 252nd and 268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Reykjavik

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New Taipei Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.77
$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.9
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13830
$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7127
$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.67
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.19
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.19
$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.75
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.74
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$656
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18576
$30361

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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 Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409