New Taipei vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Taipei	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2924	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$510	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1378	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	26
😀 Quality of life	87	77
🏙️ Population	4.04M	687K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 22% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4867th and 4103rd ($1135 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 61st in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 387th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Zaragoza

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	New Taipei	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.76%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14096	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6224	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.87	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.68	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.46	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.87	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17207	$8269

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581