Auckland vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2156
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4802
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3398
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
85
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
1.47M
2.87M

The cost of living in Auckland is 125% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1604th and 5984th ($2156 vs $957) 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 240th and 409th 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
$13.5
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1689
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7507
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5316
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.66
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$988
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15607
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665