Auckland vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$1360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	94
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	1.47M	4.05M

The cost of living in Auckland is 94% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1604th and 5023rd ($2156 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 240th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs New Taipei

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	Auckland	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602