Auckland vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$3273
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$1099
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$1659
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	94
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.6M

The cost of living in Auckland is 49% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2124th and 4455th ($1961 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 170th and 388th 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	$12.6	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$17567

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1135
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$1030
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$942
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$802
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$868
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$993
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$695
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$1006
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$914
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$894
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$894
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$914
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$628
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$634
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$854
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$894
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$628
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$621
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$615
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$700
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$901
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$753
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$707
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$677
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$671
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$696
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$616
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$666
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$697
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$600
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$586
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$672
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$604
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$650
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$454
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$589