New Taipei vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New Taipei	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$1657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2876	$3999
🏠 One person rent	$394	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1749
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1496	$1375
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	37
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	4.36M	6.44K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 39% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5229th and 2834th ($1011 vs $1657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Taiwan and Malta, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 0.8 months in Valletta. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 181st and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Valletta

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	New Taipei	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.75	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$760
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$2091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$766	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$81.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$8034
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5036	$4060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.9	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.98	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$3.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$73.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.42	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.4	$121
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.3	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11035	$10317

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1670
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1708
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1278
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1608
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1469
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1338
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1120
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$927
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1103
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$983
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1163
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1150
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1122
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1050
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$979
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$418
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$423
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$470
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$435
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$377
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$596
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$386
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$340
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$390
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1017
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1307
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$407
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$355