New Taipei vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$469	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	75
😀 Quality of life	86	88
🏙️ Population	4.04M	459K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 56% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5000th and 866th ($1073 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 797th in Taiwan and the United States, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 302nd and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Virginia Beach

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	New Taipei	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$18786

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777