Auckland vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$1050
😷 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 125% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1924th and 6171st ($1968 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in New Zealand and Taiwan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 161st and 418th 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	$13	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$18619

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443