New Taipei vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Taipei	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2973	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$482	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$836	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1386	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	94	1
😀 Quality of life	90	30
🏙️ Population	4.04M	63.4K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 114% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 4931st and 8528th ($1123 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Taiwan and Kiribati, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 183rd and 8796th 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	$4.72	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.82%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7371	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.73	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.6	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$650	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21429	$4506

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649