Auckland vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4687
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1887
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3173
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
32
93
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
1.47M
2.36M

The cost of living in Auckland is 112% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1745th and 5651st ($2100 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 242nd and 245th 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
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1140
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1054
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1609
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.45%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7981
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5409
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$124
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.11
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.6
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1100
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17894
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1752
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1553
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1745
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1530
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1424
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1239
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1660
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1259
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1475
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1261
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1400
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1653
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1647
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1503
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1395
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1709
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1440
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1803
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1751
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1869
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2003
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1469
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1248
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1705
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1800
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1567
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$2232
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1507
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$891
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$910
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1995

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473