Cost of living comparison

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New Taipei City vs. London Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 45.0% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 68.1% less in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 13.8% more in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 49.6% less in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 67.5% less in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 57.5% less in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.7% less in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 27.3% less in New Taipei City

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in New Taipei City.

New Taipei City vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.1% less for restaurants

	London	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$4.92 NT$153.80	-81.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$5.41 NT$169.19	-51.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$0.87 NT$27.34	-72.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$0.62 NT$19.32	-67.9%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 13.8% more for groceries

	London	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$1.97 NT$61.52	-8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$6.43 NT$201.10	+16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$12.05 NT$376.89	+83.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$2.82 NT$88.18	-43.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$3.56 NT$111.25	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.93 NT$60.46	+26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.09 NT$34.15	+30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.04 NT$32.44	-27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.29 NT$40.46	-21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.64 NT$51.16	+115.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.76 NT$23.72	-8.9%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 49.6% less for transportation

	London	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$3.84 NT$120.25	-46.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$39.32 NT$1,230.44	-83.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$37,686.38 NT$1,179,169.22	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$10.00 NT$312.74	-68.5%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 67.5% less for housing

	London	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$24.39 NT$763.04	-43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$581.67 NT$18,199.98	-81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$433.18 NT$13,553.86	-81.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$91.89 NT$2,875.04	-64.1%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 57.5% less for childcare

	London	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$589.87 NT$18,456.56	-76.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$17,477.74 NT$546,861.09	-38.7%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports

	London	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$1.72 NT$53.83	-80.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$2.43 NT$75.88	-53.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$4.92 NT$153.80	-78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$39.74 NT$1,243.33	-38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$11.47 NT$358.88	-42.8%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 27.3% less for clothing

	London	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$74.83 NT$2,341.25	-35.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$47.46 NT$1,485.07	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$90.94 NT$2,845.39	-27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$101.58 NT$3,178.43	-36.9%
Average			-27.3%

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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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