Perth vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2075
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4845
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1925
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$531
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3655
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
98
81
🏙️ Population
2.14M
3.03M

The cost of living in Perth is 132% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1654th and 6071st ($2075 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Perth compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Perth Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.05
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.57
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1325
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2282
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4862
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3869
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.14
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.6
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.2
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1852
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11252
$18658

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$1643
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$1971
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1585
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$1730
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$509
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$497
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$355
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$845
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$597
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$453
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$365
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$410
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$614
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$464
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$510
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$503
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$501
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$486
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$408
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$505
2745 km or 1706 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