New Taipei vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Taipei	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1360	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	94	19
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	4.05M	955K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 38% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5023rd and 2952nd ($1108 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 252nd and 4756th 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	$4.77	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13830	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7127	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.67	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.19	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.75	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$656	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18576	$6610

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490