Auckland vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4687
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1887
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3173
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
32
73
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
1.47M
1.85M

The cost of living in Auckland is 124% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1745th and 6014th ($2100 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in New Zealand and Taiwan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 242nd and 2806th 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
$13
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1140
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1054
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.45%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7981
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5409
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$124
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.11
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.6
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1100
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17894
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1752
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1553
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1745
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1530
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1424
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1239
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1660
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1259
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1475
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1261
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1400
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1653
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1647
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1503
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1395
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1709
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1440
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1803
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1751
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1869
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2003
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1469
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1248
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1705
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1800
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1567
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$2232
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1507
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$891
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$910
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1995

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686