Australia vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2241
$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5240
$2735
🏠 One person rent
$1321
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$2189
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3826
$1481
💸 GDP per capita
$64407
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
67
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
30%
🎓 Higher education
98
89
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
27.2M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2241) is 114% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1048). Australia ranked 13th vs 86th for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 1.4 months in Taiwan. Ranked 5th and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Australia and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 17 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1490
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2729
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$81.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.4
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
2.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8230
$9167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5761
$5836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$9.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.55
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.25
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.8
$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1786
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16550
$15690

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In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2640
5.45M
Melbourne
$2308
5.35M
Brisbane
$2065
2.71M
Perth
$2338
2.14M
Adelaide
$2117
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2297
608K
Canberra
$2019
381K
Wollongong
$1580
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1697
284K
Ipswich
$1662
233K
Townsville
$1683
174K
Hobart
$2127
197K
Geelong
$2058
180K
Newcastle
$1839
153K
Darwin
$1647
140K
Cairns
$1513
147K
Ballarat
$1464
116K
Bunbury
$1701
75.2K
Bendigo
$1362
103K
Toowoomba
$1639
108K
Launceston
$1660
80.9K
Melton
$1738
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1988
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1482
63.2K
Pakenham
$1725
54.1K
Tarneit
$1673
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1712
57.7K
Berwick
$1706
50.3K
Blacktown
$1599
51K
Orange
$1364
41.2K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1135
4.04M
Taichung
$1006
3.03M
Taipei
$1313
2.6M
Kaohsiung
$1002
2.73M
Tainan
$894
1.87M
Taoyuan
$942
2.33M
Hsinchu
$993
499K
Keelung
$1030
367K
Zhubei
$868
218K
Chiayi
$914
252K
Changhua
$914
225K
Kinmen
$901
144K
Miaoli
$695
86.2K
Douliu
$894
109K
Taitung
$854
103K
Nantou
$894
97.3K
Yilan
$802
95K