New Taipei vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2876
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$394
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1496
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
4.36M
17.5M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 8% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5229th and 5744th ($1011 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 181st and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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New Taipei Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$766
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5036
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.98
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.74
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.86
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.42
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11035
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584