New Taipei vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Taipei	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2992	$1273
🏠 One person rent	$464	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1661	$404
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	87	22
🏙️ Population	4.04M	63.4K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 103% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 5212th and 8519th ($1060 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Taiwan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 279th and 8762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs South Tarawa

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	New Taipei	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$890	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.97%	12.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4941	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.92	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.54	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.87	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.5	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$64
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13786	$3482

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1523
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1519
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$629
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$596
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$596
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1464
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1459
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$3054
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$603
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$901
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2349
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$898
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$921
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$661
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$661
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1700
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1693
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1755
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$963
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$961
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$541
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$557
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$520
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1427
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2648
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2660
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1442
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$459
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1615
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1303
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2719
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1754
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1925
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2601
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2491
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2571