Auckland vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$1180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	32	93
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.29M

The cost of living in Auckland is 165% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1099th and 6163rd ($2279 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 119th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Taoyuan

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	Auckland	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$917
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$860
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1011
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1169
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$746
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$863
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$860
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$890
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$857
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$725
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$675
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$913
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$952
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$664
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$694
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$689
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$676
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$851
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$721
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$744
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$787
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$678
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$735
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$667
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$741
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$719
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$655
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$588
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$811
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$725
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$644
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$716