New Taipei vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Taipei	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2992	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$464	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1661	$2696
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	80
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	4.04M	568K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 56% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5212th and 890th ($1060 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 279th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Surrey

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	New Taipei	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$890	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.97%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4941	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.92	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.54	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.87	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.9	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.5	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13786	$12698

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655