New Taipei vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Taipei	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2992	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$464	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1661	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	87	63
🏙️ Population	4.04M	11.5M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 5% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5212th and 5616th ($1060 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Taiwan and Brazil, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 279th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Sao Paulo

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	New Taipei	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$890	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.97%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4941	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.92	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.54	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.87	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.5	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13786	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629