Perth vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$1180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	96	86
🏙️ Population	2.14M	2.29M

The cost of living in Perth is 166% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1068th and 6163rd ($2292 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 10th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Taoyuan

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	Perth	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$13937

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Cities near Perth

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 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