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New Taipei City vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 32.5% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 70.3% less in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 6.8% more in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 43.6% less in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 66.6% less in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 15.2% more in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.5% less in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 17.8% less in New Taipei City

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

New Taipei City vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.3% less for restaurants

	Dublin	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.69 €22.07	$4.92 NT$153.80	-80.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.14 €11.28	$5.41 NT$169.19	-58.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.37	$0.87 NT$27.34	-68.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €1.98	$0.62 NT$19.32	-73.2%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 6.8% more for groceries

	Dublin	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.18 €1.87	$1.97 NT$61.52	-9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.52	$6.43 NT$201.10
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.77 €5.81	$12.05 NT$376.89	+78.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 €3.81	$2.82 NT$88.18	-36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €4.65	$3.56 NT$111.25	-34.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.19	$1.93 NT$60.46	+40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$1.09 NT$34.15	+16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.04 NT$32.44	-14.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.55 €2.19	$1.29 NT$40.46	-49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$1.64 NT$51.16	+76.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.64	$0.76 NT$23.72	+1.5%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 43.6% less for transportation

	Dublin	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.79 €6.69	$3.84 NT$120.25	-50.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.95 €95.29	$39.32 NT$1,230.44	-64.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,559.40 €36,550.48	$37,686.38 NT$1,179,169.22	-11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.15 €16.45	$10.00 NT$312.74	-47.8%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 66.6% less for housing

	Dublin	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.79 €48.77	$24.39 NT$763.04	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,406.85 €2,067.03	$581.67 NT$18,199.98	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,011.21 €1,727.25	$433.18 NT$13,553.86	-78.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.82 €175.04	$91.89 NT$2,875.04	-54.9%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 15.2% more for childcare

	Dublin	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,324.27 €1,137.30	$589.87 NT$18,456.56	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,401.84 €8,074.41	$17,477.74 NT$546,861.09	+85.9%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €7.02	$1.72 NT$53.83	-79.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 €4.10	$2.43 NT$75.88	-49.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.02 €18.05	$4.92 NT$153.80	-76.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.52 €47.68	$39.74 NT$1,243.33	-28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.18 €13.04	$11.47 NT$358.88	-24.5%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 17.8% less for clothing

	Dublin	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.66 €93.32	$74.83 NT$2,341.25	-31.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.22 €43.13	$47.46 NT$1,485.07	-5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.78 €98.57	$90.94 NT$2,845.39	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.90 €101.26	$101.58 NT$3,178.43	-13.8%
Average			-17.8%

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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: December 2025

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