New Taipei vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Taipei	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$482	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1360	$4175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	94	74
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	4.05M	459K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 54% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5023rd and 1097th ($1108 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 940th 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 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 252nd and 304th 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	$4.77	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13830	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7127	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.67	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.19	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.75	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$656	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18576	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763