New Taipei vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

New Taipei Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$6332
🏠 One person rent
$447
$1488
🏘️ Family rent
$1024
$2864
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$356
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1451
$4101
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
89
96
🏙️ Population
4.36M
4.84M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5196th and 378th ($1032 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Taiwan and Australia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in New Taipei compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. New Taipei ranked 3rd best city to live in Taiwan vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 155th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Sydney

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New Taipei Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$1766
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$1226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$3415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$2457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10214
$15741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$10385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$142
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.97
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$5.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$26.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.86
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$62.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.54
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$499
$1907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6294
$16834

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1127
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$805
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$913
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$896
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$911
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$827
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$690
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$971
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$884
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$869
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$866
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$888
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$680
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$688
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$1000
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$1003
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$709
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1180
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$687
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$685
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$903
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$762
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$865
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$819
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$792
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$679
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$753
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$753
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1180
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$671
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$770
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$744
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$508
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$646
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$802
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$734
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$516
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$808
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$704
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$989

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861