New Taipei vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2876
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$394
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1496
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
4.36M
24.9M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 15% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5229th and 4461st ($1011 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 181st and 558th 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
$4.75
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$766
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5036
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.98
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.74
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.86
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.42
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11035
$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740