Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

New Taipei City, Taiwan

New Taipei City vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 6.8% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% more in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 4.2% less in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 0.9% less in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 29.1% more in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 0.9% less in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% more in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 13.2% more in New Taipei City

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in New Taipei City are more expensive than in Taiwan. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in New Taipei City.

New Taipei City vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Taipei City instead of Taiwan, you would:

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pay 7.6% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 NT$138.13	$4.64 NT$152.31	+10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.80 NT$157.67	$5.01 NT$164.49	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$31.13	$1.00 NT$32.98	+6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 NT$20.04	$0.67 NT$22.00	+9.8%
Average			+7.6%

Taiwan vs. New Taipei City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2% less for groceries

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$57.85	$1.86 NT$61.04	+5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 NT$233.57	$8.37 NT$275.05	+17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.33 NT$372.05	$11.57 NT$380.04	+2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 NT$83.18	$2.79 NT$91.65	+10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 NT$105.41	$3.56 NT$116.98	+11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NT$58.19	$2.06 NT$67.73	+16.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 NT$26.24	$0.74 NT$24.18	-7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 NT$36.00	$0.63 NT$20.61	-42.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 NT$41.60	$0.97 NT$32.01	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$39.67	$1.24 NT$40.88	+3.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$31.42	$0.59 NT$19.46	-38.1%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 0.9% less for transportation

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.59 NT$117.89	$3.61 NT$118.51	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.87 NT$1,243.74	$37.10 NT$1,218.45	-2.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,524.98 NT$1,101,027.41	$34,750.62 NT$1,141,279.71	+3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.35 NT$306.96	$8.81 NT$289.38	-5.7%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.76 NT$616.18	$23.90 NT$784.88	+27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$386.89 NT$12,706.36	$521.47 NT$17,126.20	+34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$269.95 NT$8,865.66	$368.69 NT$12,108.53	+36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.00 NT$1,773.52	$63.62 NT$2,089.42	+17.8%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 0.9% less for childcare

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$472.11 NT$15,504.99	$494.67 NT$16,245.97	+4.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,471.45 NT$475,271.31	$13,526.15 NT$444,225.87	-6.5%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$59.80	$2.47 NT$81.23	+35.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 NT$85.08	$2.67 NT$87.58	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 NT$131.27	$3.56 NT$116.77	-11.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.52 NT$1,133.69	$29.30 NT$962.40	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.29 NT$304.97	$9.89 NT$324.92	+6.5%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 13.2% more for clothing

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.92 NT$2,099.38	$66.16 NT$2,172.70	+3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.11 NT$923.24	$31.15 NT$1,023.14	+10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.13 NT$2,500.23	$86.57 NT$2,843.05	+13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.74 NT$3,012.82	$114.39 NT$3,756.88	+24.7%
Average			+13.2%

Taiwan vs. New Taipei City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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