New Taipei vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New Taipei	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2876	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$394	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1496	$460
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	88	64
🏙️ Population	4.36M	12.4M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 3% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5229th and 5031st ($1011 vs $1042) 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 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 181st and 4799th 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	$4.75	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$766	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5036	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.9	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.98	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.42	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.4	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.3	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11035	$12031

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659