Sydney vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2539
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6160
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1496
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2729
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$374
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4315
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
100
81
🏙️ Population
4.84M
3.03M

The cost of living in Sydney is 184% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 745th and 6071st ($2539 vs $894) 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 1.7 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 521st 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
$13.7
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.29
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1225
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3607
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13272
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7795
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$133
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.2
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.7
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1992
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17957
$18658

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2099
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2252
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1584
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1416
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1448
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1538
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1616
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1511
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2023
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1702
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1185
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1619
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1601
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1781
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1727
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2239
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2067
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1654
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1643
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1291
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1504
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1645
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1677
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1600
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1620
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2194
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1691
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1671
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1668
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2016
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1625
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1748
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1981
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1390
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1683

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671