Auckland vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Auckland	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2205	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5084	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$2127	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$1084
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	32	93
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.33M

The cost of living in Auckland is 154% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1357th and 6227th ($2205 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 150th and 388th 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	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2370	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1834	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.3	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.82%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8724	$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7526	$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.18	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.72	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.6	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15290	$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$828
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$864
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1060
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1158
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$698
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$745
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1028
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$931
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$841
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$818
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$761
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$707
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$661
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$841
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$801
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$683
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$654
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$807
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$719
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$776
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$712
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$642
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$719
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$702
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$643
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$592
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$731
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$708
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$633
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$691