Auckland vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2279
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5201
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$2255
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$258
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3471
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
32
95
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.47M
2.6M

The cost of living in Auckland is 95% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1099th and 4516th ($2279 vs $1169) 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 1.5 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 119th and 209th 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
$14
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1215
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1960
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.09%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10101
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9272
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$130
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.47
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.6
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$863
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12822
$19102

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Cities near Auckland

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589