Adelaide vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
84
😀 Quality of life
93
80
🏙️ Population
1.3M
3.03M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 141% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1267th and 6052nd ($2246 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 64th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2013
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1816
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1697
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1397
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1357
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1795
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1822
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1892
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1757
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1717
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2397
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1758
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1876
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1746
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1799
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1738
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1800
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1805
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1829
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2393
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1900
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1815
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1500
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1748
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1674
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1798
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1532
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1732
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1997
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2472
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2265
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2801
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2286
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1833
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1289
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1533
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1661

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716