New Taipei vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$510	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	94	92
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	4.04M	548K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 56% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4867th and 749th ($1135 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Taiwan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 387th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs The Hague

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	New Taipei	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$12471

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696