Auckland vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2156
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4802
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3398
$1446
😷 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 137% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1604th and 6264th ($2156 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 240th and 2963rd 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
$13.5
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1689
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.2
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7507
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5316
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$131
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.66
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.6
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$988
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15607
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697