Auckland vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$1378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	32	94
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	1.47M	4.04M

The cost of living in Auckland is 73% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2124th and 4867th ($1961 vs $1135) 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 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 170th and 387th 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	$12.6	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$17207

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589