Sydney vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$3291
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$535
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$1789
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	99	86
🏙️ Population	4.84M	2.6M

The cost of living in Sydney is 142% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 312th and 4715th ($2801 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Taipei

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	Sydney	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$1028
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$868
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$828
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$864
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$698
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$931
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$841
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$818
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$761
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$707
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$706
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$661
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$841
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$683
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$666
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$654
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$719
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$821
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$776
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$807
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$712
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$673
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$719
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$702
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$713
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$643
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$731
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$708
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$633
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$716
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$592
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$605