Auckland vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1961
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4489
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1107
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1860
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$509
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3143
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
85
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
1.47M
3.03M

The cost of living in Auckland is 95% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2124th and 5518th ($1961 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 Taichung. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 170th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Taichung

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Auckland Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.6
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.08
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.89
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1141
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$931
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1583
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7253
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$122
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.56
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.2
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.4
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$864
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13612
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650