New Taipei vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$469	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	86	65
🏙️ Population	4.04M	11.5M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 10% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5000th and 5654th ($1073 vs $976) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 302nd and 4281st 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	$4.61	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611