Brisbane vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
84
😀 Quality of life
97
80
🏙️ Population
2.36M
3.03M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 167% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 781st and 6052nd ($2491 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 15th and 496th 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
$14
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716