Auckland vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2156
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4802
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3398
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
80
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
1.47M
2.72M

The cost of living in Auckland is 116% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1604th and 5666th ($2156 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 240th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Kaohsiung

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Auckland Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1689
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7507
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5316
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.66
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$988
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15607
$11481

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Cities near Auckland

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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610