New Taipei vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Taipei	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2992	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$464	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1661	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	87	67
🏙️ Population	4.04M	5.38M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 21% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5212th and 6204th ($1060 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Taiwan and Russia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 279th and 3645th 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	$4.67	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$890	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.97%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4941	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.92	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.54	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.87	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.9	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13786	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525