New Taipei vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$510	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	87	69
🏙️ Population	4.04M	11.5M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 8% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4867th and 5192nd ($1135 vs $1052) 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 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 387th and 4142nd 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	$4.87	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$15428

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
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	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666