Adelaide vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
1.3M
2.6M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 94% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1267th and 4715th ($2246 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st 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 Taipei. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 64th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Taipei

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Adelaide Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$18424

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Cities near Adelaide

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605