Sydney vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2640
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6276
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1578
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2764
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$366
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4008
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
100
83
🏙️ Population
5.45M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sydney is 162% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 649th and 5518th ($2640 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3rd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sydney Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.79
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.2
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1915
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1294
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3447
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2319
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.9
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12628
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7359
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.27
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.43
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.45
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29.1
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2071
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19140
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650