Sydney vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2844
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6812
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1756
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$3107
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$335
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4188
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
100
87
🏙️ Population
5.45M
2.87M

The cost of living in Sydney is 202% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 370th and 5994th ($2844 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2nd and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Taichung

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Sydney Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2215
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1420
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3992
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2582
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12962
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7403
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.08
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.3
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.3
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2275
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25164
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684