Australia vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$2690
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$1514
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
68
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
30%
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
27.2M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 137% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1024). Australia ranked 12th vs 97th 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 4th and 30th 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
$16.4
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$802
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
2.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$8898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$6023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$9.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$17202

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2496
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2269
2.71M
Perth
$2448
2.14M
Adelaide
$2338
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2528
608K
Canberra
$2223
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1835
284K
Ipswich
$1813
233K
Hobart
$2308
197K
Townsville
$1839
174K
Geelong
$2217
180K
Darwin
$1861
140K
Newcastle
$1997
153K
Cairns
$1695
147K
Ballarat
$1604
116K
Bunbury
$1838
75.2K
Bendigo
$1487
103K
Toowoomba
$1766
108K
Launceston
$1753
80.9K
Melton
$1906
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1635
63.2K
Hervey Bay
$1864
57.7K
Tarneit
$1822
56.4K
Blacktown
$1710
51K
Orange
$1477
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1727
70.5K
Gladstone
$1640
34.7K
Wagga Wagga
$1583
49.7K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1108
4.05M
Taichung
$957
2.87M
Taipei
$1257
2.44M
Kaohsiung
$999
2.72M
Taoyuan
$941
2.35M
Tainan
$910
1.85M
Hsinchu
$937
455K
Keelung
$997
360K
Chiayi
$910
261K
Zhubei
$882
221K
Changhua
$888
221K
Kinmen
$903
140K
Douliu
$889
109K
Miaoli
$709
86K
Taitung
$841
103K
Nantou
$879
96.5K
Yilan
$796
94.7K