New Taipei vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Taipei	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2992	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$464	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1661	$2514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	87	73
🏙️ Population	4.04M	518K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 1% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5212th and 5301st ($1060 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 409th in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Utsunomiya ranked 191st in Japan, while ranked 279th and 1569th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Utsunomiya

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	New Taipei	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$890	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.97%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4941	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.92	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.54	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.87	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.9	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.5	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13786	$15287

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036