New Taipei vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Taipei	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$4660
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1122
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$1887
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$537
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1360	$3317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	94	86
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	4.05M	518K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 43% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5023rd and 2232nd ($1108 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 144th in Taiwan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 252nd and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Sheffield

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	New Taipei	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13830	$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7127	$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.67	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.19	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.75	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$656	$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18576	$24899

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1631
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1567
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1558
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1874
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1882
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1925
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1991
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1741
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$2002
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1841
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1787
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2365
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1733
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1891
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1827
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2080
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2055
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$2033
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1974
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1427
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1818
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1855
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1857
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2079
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2025
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1496
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1900
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1674
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2046
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1871