New Taipei vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Taipei	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2992	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$464	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1661	$5811
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	4.04M	690K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 66% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5212th and 93rd ($1060 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th 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 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 1.9 months in Washington. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 279th and 41st 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	$4.67	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$890	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.97%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4941	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.92	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.54	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.87	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.9	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.5	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13786	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948