Auckland vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2279
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5201
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$2255
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$258
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3471
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
32
74
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
1.47M
1.87M

The cost of living in Auckland is 150% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1099th and 5887th ($2279 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 119th and 364th 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
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1215
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1960
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.3
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.09%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10101
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9272
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$130
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.47
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.6
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$863
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12822
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1960
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1994
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1643
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1701
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1388
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1754
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1200
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1563
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1346
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1454
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1207
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1524
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1113
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1365
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1230
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1777
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2220
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1500
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1579
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1800
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1842
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1664
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$1925
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1398
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$978
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$974
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$849
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$824
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$752
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1461

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741