New Taipei vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Taipei	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$482	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1360	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	4.05M	5.65M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 3% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5023rd and 5142nd ($1108 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 252nd and 3923rd 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	$4.77	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13830	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7127	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.67	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.19	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.75	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$656	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18576	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606