New Taipei vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Taipei	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2992	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$464	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1661	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	4.04M	1.39M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 68% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5212th and 45th ($1060 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 279th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs San Diego

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	New Taipei	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$890	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.97%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4941	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.92	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.54	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.87	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.9	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.5	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13786	$21468

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647