New Taipei vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Taipei	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$482	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1360	$436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	44
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	4.05M	1.4M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 20% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5023rd and 6169th ($1108 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Taiwan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 252nd and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Ulaanbaatar

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	New Taipei	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13830	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7127	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.67	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.19	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.75	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$656	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18576	$7641

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635