Sydney vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Sydney Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2564
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6332
$2779
🏠 One person rent
$1488
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$2864
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$356
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4101
$1149
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
4.84M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sydney is 164% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 378th and 5713th ($2564 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 1.2 months in Taichung. Sydney ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 10th and 285th 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
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1766
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3415
$991
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2457
$733
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$41.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$70
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
1.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15741
$5574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10385
$2977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$142
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.6
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.5
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1907
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16834
$9255

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$884
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$869
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$690
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$866
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$888
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$827
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$911
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$805
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1032
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$896
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1127
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$1003
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$913
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$1000
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$903
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$688
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$685
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$687
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$865
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$680
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$792
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$709
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1180
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$679
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$508
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$671
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$762
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$989
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$808
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$819
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$957
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$847
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$928
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1180
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$753
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$646
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$770
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$744
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$704