New Taipei vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Taipei	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2973	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$482	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$836	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1386	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	4.04M	5.65M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 1% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4931st and 4898th ($1123 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Taiwan and Russia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 183rd and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Saint Petersburg

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	New Taipei	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.72	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.82%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7371	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.73	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.6	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$650	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21429	$13865

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597