Perth vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Perth Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2292
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5119
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1352
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2099
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3624
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
2.14M
3.03M

The cost of living in Perth is 130% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1068th and 5356th ($2292 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 10th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Perth Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1464
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7584
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6088
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.86
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1668
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12548
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi Bunbury
$1601
195 km or 121 mi Busselton
$2052
372 km or 231 mi Geraldton
$1612
390 km or 242 mi Albany
$1761
549 km or 341 mi Kalgoorlie
$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi Whyalla
$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi Alice Springs
$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi Adelaide
$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi Mildura
$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi Warrnambool
$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi Kupang
$502
2590 km or 1609 mi Denpasar
$546
2599 km or 1615 mi Mataram
$361
2608 km or 1620 mi Ubud
$870
2609 km or 1621 mi Bali
$873
2621 km or 1629 mi Ballarat
$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi Bima
$556
2652 km or 1648 mi Bendigo
$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi Darwin
$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi Geelong
$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi Blitar
$427
2687 km or 1669 mi Malang
$383
2687 km or 1670 mi Melton
$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi Tarneit
$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi Sunbury
$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi Batu
$403
2705 km or 1681 mi Probolinggo
$469
2713 km or 1686 mi Kediri
$439
2721 km or 1690 mi Pasuruan
$454
2722 km or 1691 mi Melbourne
$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi South Yarra
$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi Maliana
$505
2740 km or 1703 mi Frankston
$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi Ainaro
$506
2742 km or 1703 mi Madiun
$440
2745 km or 1706 mi Yogyakarta
$427
2745 km or 1706 mi Mojokerto
$459
2745 km or 1706 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721