Adelaide vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2117
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4412
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1846
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3276
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
85
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.03M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 110% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1686th and 5518th ($2117 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 65th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Taichung

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Adelaide Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1976
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7414
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4859
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.3
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.34
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.9
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.26
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$876
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6919
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1911
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1771
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1718
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1362
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1464
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1738
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1768
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2058
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1673
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1662
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2308
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1681
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1736
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1667
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1728
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1674
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1706
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1725
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1813
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2019
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1786
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1747
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1364
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1678
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1568
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1660
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1580
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1599
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1888
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2292
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2127
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2640
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2181
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1839
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1184
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1455
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1633

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650