New Taipei vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$469	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	24
😀 Quality of life	86	39
🏙️ Population	4.04M	6.56M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 81% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5000th and 7740th ($1073 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 302nd and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Shaoyang

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	New Taipei	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600