New Taipei vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$469	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	86	68
🏙️ Population	4.04M	9.07M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 99% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5000th and 8334th ($1073 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 302nd and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Shenyang

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	New Taipei	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500