Sydney vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$2751
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$1368
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	84
😀 Quality of life	99	80
🏙️ Population	4.84M	3.03M

The cost of living in Sydney is 201% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 312th and 6052nd ($2801 vs $931) 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4th and 496th 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	$15.3	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.85
🥤 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	$1992	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$13638

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$841
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$818
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$698
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$761
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$707
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$864
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$828
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$868
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1060
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$745
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1158
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$841
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$1028
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$801
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$661
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$654
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$666
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$821
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$807
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$683
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$713
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$642
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$719
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$605
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$592
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$776
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$691
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$795
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$726
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$712
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$643
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$719
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$702
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$716