New Taipei vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$3254
🏠 One person rent	$469	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1230
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$1684
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	95
😀 Quality of life	86	86
🏙️ Population	4.04M	2.6M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 9% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5000th and 4534th ($1073 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Taiwan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Ranked 1st vs 2nd best cities to live in Taiwan, and 302nd vs 339th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Taipei

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	New Taipei	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$19749

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581