New Taipei vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$469	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	68
😀 Quality of life	86	89
🏙️ Population	4.04M	385K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 58% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 5000th and 718th ($1073 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 664th in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 302nd and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Tampa

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	New Taipei	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265