Auckland vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2156
$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4802
$2382
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3398
$1594
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
32
83
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
1.47M
221K

The cost of living in Auckland is 143% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 1604th and 6410th ($2156 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in New Zealand and Taiwan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Changhua ranked 11th in Taiwan, while ranked 240th and 4187th 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
$13.5
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1689
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$85.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
2.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7507
$6718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5316
$6962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.66
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$6.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.6
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$988
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15607
$17071

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1778
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1646
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1527
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1474
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1261
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1740
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1393
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1523
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1304
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1528
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1605
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1696
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1518
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1458
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1741
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1359
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1788
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1803
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1920
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2037
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1533
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1325
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1787
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1894
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1623
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$2303
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1579
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$879
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$857
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1997

Cities near Changhua

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665