New Taipei vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$510	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	4.04M	24.9M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 0.6% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4867th and 4879th ($1135 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Taiwan and China, respectively. Check Taiwan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 387th and 1383rd 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	$4.87	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753