Auckland vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4648
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$1094
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1952
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$233
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3283
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
1.47M
2.6M

The cost of living in Auckland is 67% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1924th and 4534th ($1968 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in New Zealand and Taiwan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 161st and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Taipei

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Auckland Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.02
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.92
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1104
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$931
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2191
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1679
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7916
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6301
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$122
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.79
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$890
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13719
$19749

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Cities near Auckland

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1709
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1736
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1670
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1493
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1506
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1213
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1652
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1182
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1418
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1248
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1457
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1433
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1524
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1144
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1444
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1560
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1253
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1607
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1676
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1751
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$1837
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1475
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1248
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1847
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1717
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1746
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$1921
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1435
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$808
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$810
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$977
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1448

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581