Auckland vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2205
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5084
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2127
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$257
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3546
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
32
74
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
1.47M
1.87M

The cost of living in Auckland is 162% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1357th and 6292nd ($2205 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 Tainan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 150th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Tainan

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Auckland Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2370
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1834
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.3
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8724
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7526
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$8.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.18
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15290
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719