Perth vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2448
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5605
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1473
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2303
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4181
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
85
😀 Quality of life
96
86
🏙️ Population
2.14M
2.87M

The cost of living in Perth is 156% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 978th and 5984th ($2448 vs $957) 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 4th best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 10th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Taichung

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Perth Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.55
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.27
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1228
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2691
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6285
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4935
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.3
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2141
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15409
$17495

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156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1838
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2219
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$2016
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$2025
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$527
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$496
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$409
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$822
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$593
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$439
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$379
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$408
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$476
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$453
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$459
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$514
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$513
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$445
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$445
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$419
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1894

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665