Auckland vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2603
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$410
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$1504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	32	80
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.71M

The cost of living in Auckland is 116% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1745th and 5770th ($2100 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 242nd and 281st 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	$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$13326

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$938
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$844
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$904
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$884
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$868
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$874
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$942
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$687
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$921
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$889
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$792
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$892
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1123
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$643
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$729
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$979
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$673
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$612
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$474
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$679
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$473
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$600
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$705
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$672
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$682
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$640
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$689
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$954
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$717
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$403
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$777
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$774
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$638
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$617