New Taipei vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2973
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$482
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$836
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1386
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
4.04M
24.9M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 2% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4931st and 4880th ($1123 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 183rd and 1178th 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
$4.72
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$577
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$621
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.82%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7371
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.6
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.73
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$650
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21429
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789