New Taipei vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$510	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	17
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	4.04M	216K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 39% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4867th and 2432nd ($1135 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Taiwan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Taiwan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 387th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Wellington

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	New Taipei	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$12047

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811