Adelaide vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2338
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4797
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1428
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2032
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
85
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.87M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 144% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1210th and 5984th ($2338 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 73rd and 409th 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
$15.9
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.33
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1521
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1196
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2231
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1697
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8511
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5565
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1013
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8002
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2128
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1904
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1870
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1487
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1604
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1906
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1928
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2217
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1822
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1815
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2496
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1829
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1894
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1824
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1798
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1860
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1896
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1979
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2223
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1898
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1867
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1477
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1821
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1699
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1753
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1710
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2050
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2482
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2308
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2379
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1997
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1288
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1590
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1796

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665