New Taipei vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$510	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	94	18
😀 Quality of life	87	66
🏙️ Population	4.04M	955K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 33% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4867th and 3094th ($1135 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 387th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Tenerife

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	New Taipei	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$6640

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401