Auckland vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2345
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$344
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$582
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$381
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$1603
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	32	83
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	1.47M	220K

The cost of living in Auckland is 140% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 1745th and 6404th ($2100 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in New Zealand and Taiwan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Changhua ranked 12th in Taiwan, while ranked 242nd and 3879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Changhua

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	Auckland	Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$84.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	2.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$6888
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$5883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$9.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$50
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$65
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$17992

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$942
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$868
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$884
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$687
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$904
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$921
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$889
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$989
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$938
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1123
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$792
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1248
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$844
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$979
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$643
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$673
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$648
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$892
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$679
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$672
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$689
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$640
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$612
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$474
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$717
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$473
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$774
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$682
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$600
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$617
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$687
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$686
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$677
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$684