New Taipei vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Taipei	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2973	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$482	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$836	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1386	$7152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	4.04M	690K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 66% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4931st and 74th ($1123 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 56th 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 2.1 months in Washington. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 183rd and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Washington

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	New Taipei	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.72	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.82%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7371	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.73	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.6	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$650	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21429	$24903

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088