Auckland vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2205
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5084
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2127
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$257
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3546
$1789
😷 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 90% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1357th and 4715th ($2205 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 150th and 311th 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
$14.3
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2370
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1834
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8724
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7526
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.18
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15290
$18424

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Cities near Auckland

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1848
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1939
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1634
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1671
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1531
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1791
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1274
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1569
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1447
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1573
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1403
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1654
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1205
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1318
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1334
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1844
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1866
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2235
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1640
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1406
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1981
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1879
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1916
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$1928
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1463
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$961
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$963
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$921
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$898
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$901
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1833

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605