Brisbane vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
84
😀 Quality of life
97
81
🏙️ Population
2.71M
3.03M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 125% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1792nd and 6071st ($2016 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 6th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Taichung

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Brisbane Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671