Perth vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2345
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5568
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1324
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2222
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$279
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4072
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
98
80
🏙️ Population
2.14M
3.03M

The cost of living in Perth is 152% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1024th and 6052nd ($2345 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 Perth compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Perth Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1066
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2593
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1817
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5420
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3698
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.29
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29.8
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.9
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1940
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14689
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$2136
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2185
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1725
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2000
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$533
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$530
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$380
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$892
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$601
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$470
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$388
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$427
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$518
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$487
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$495
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$511
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$512
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$507
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$453
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$512
2745 km or 1706 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