Brisbane vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.29M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 173% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 930th and 6163rd ($2356 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 18th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716