Australia vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$2750
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$1469
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
67
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
30%
🎓 Higher education
98
89
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
26.5M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 120% more expensive than in Taiwan ($965). Australia ranked 12th vs 90th 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 1.8 months in Australia compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 3rd and 31st 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
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$1049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$7466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$4358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$9.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$16067

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In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1668
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K