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New Taipei City vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 10.5% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% less in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 2.7% less in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 7.9% more in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 41.3% more in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 9.2% more in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 21.6% more in New Taipei City

The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, and transportation in New Taipei City are more expensive than in Taiwan. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports 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 2.9% less for restaurants

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$150.73	$4.92 NT$153.80	+2.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$161.46	$5.41 NT$169.19	+4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.60	$0.87 NT$27.34	-10.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$20.95	$0.62 NT$19.32	-7.8%
Average			-2.9%

Taiwan vs. New Taipei City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$55.29	$1.97 NT$61.52	+11.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$290.64	$6.43 NT$201.10	-30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$372.19	$12.05 NT$376.89	+1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$81.79	$2.82 NT$88.18	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$111.34	$3.56 NT$111.25	-0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$63.43	$1.93 NT$60.46	-4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.23	$1.09 NT$34.15	+9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.04	$1.04 NT$32.44	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$48.45	$1.29 NT$40.46	-16.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$37.69	$1.64 NT$51.16	+35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.13	$0.76 NT$23.72	-26.2%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$118.39	$3.84 NT$120.25	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,065.82	$39.32 NT$1,230.44	+15.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1,117,920.78	$37,686.38 NT$1,179,169.22	+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$287.24	$10.00 NT$312.74	+8.9%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 41.3% more for housing

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$660.25	$24.39 NT$763.04	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,432.05	$581.67 NT$18,199.98	+35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,253.01	$433.18 NT$13,553.86	+46.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,716.21	$91.89 NT$2,875.04	+67.5%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 9.2% more for childcare

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,253.17	$589.87 NT$18,456.56	+13.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$521,454.83	$17,477.74 NT$546,861.09	+4.9%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$61.59	$1.72 NT$53.83	-12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$93.94	$2.43 NT$75.88	-19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$142.18	$4.92 NT$153.80	+8.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,172.88	$39.74 NT$1,243.33	+6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$314.27	$11.47 NT$358.88	+14.2%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 21.6% more for clothing

	Taiwan	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,036.43	$74.83 NT$2,341.25	+15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$977.48	$47.46 NT$1,485.07	+51.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,490.50	$90.94 NT$2,845.39	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,012.97	$101.58 NT$3,178.43	+5.5%
Average			+21.6%

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: December 2025

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