Adelaide vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1150
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1774
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3388
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.6M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 67% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1894th and 4534th ($1978 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 46th and 339th 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
$14.9
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.51
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$902
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1801
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6777
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$843
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$19749

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1795
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1691
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1631
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1291
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1390
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1668
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1691
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1981
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1625
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1601
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2194
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1620
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1645
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1619
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1671
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1600
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1643
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1654
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1727
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2023
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1768
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1702
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1511
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1616
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1538
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1651
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1416
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1584
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1824
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2252
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2106
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2539
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2099
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1448
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1185
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1431
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1681

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581