Auckland vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2205
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5084
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2127
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$257
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3546
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
32
84
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
1.47M
3.03M

The cost of living in Auckland is 137% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1357th and 6052nd ($2205 vs $931) 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 150th and 496th 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
$14.3
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2370
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1834
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.3
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8724
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7526
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.18
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15290
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1848
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1939
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1634
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1671
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1531
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1791
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1274
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1569
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1447
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1573
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1403
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1654
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1205
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1318
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1334
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1844
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1866
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2235
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1640
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1406
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1981
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1879
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1916
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$1928
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1463
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$961
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$963
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$921
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$898
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$901
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1833

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716