New Taipei vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison
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| New Taipei | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in New Taipei is 2% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5000th and 4858th ($1073 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 302nd and 675th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in New Taipei vs Shanghai
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| New Taipei | Shanghai | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near New Taipei
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.6 km or 6 mi |  Taipei | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Keelung | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Yilan | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Zhubei | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Miaoli | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Taichung | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Changhua | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Nantou | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Douliu | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Chiayi | |
| 246 km or 153 mi |  Fuzhou | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Putian | |
| 252 km or 157 mi | Taitung | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Tainan | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Ningde | |
| 283 km or 176 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Rui'an | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Kinmen | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 345 km or 214 mi | Xiamen | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Nanping | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Wenling | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 408 km or 253 mi | Sanming | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Lishui | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Linhai | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Longyan | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Jinhua | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Yiwu | |
| 507 km or 315 mi | Quzhou | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Shangrao | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Shantou |
Cities near Shanghai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 km or 5.8 mi | Pudong | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Taicang | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kunshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Qidong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Suzhou | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Haimen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Changshu | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nantong | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Wuxi | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Huzhou | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Ningbo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Yixing | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Changzhou | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Rugao | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Taixing | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Hai'an | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Liyang | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Guangde | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Danyang | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Taizhou | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Dongtai | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jurong | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Ningguo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Yiwu | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Xinghua | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Yizheng | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Linhai | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Nanjing |