Sydney vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2844
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6812
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1756
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$3107
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$335
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4188
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
100
90
🏙️ Population
5.45M
2.43M

The cost of living in Sydney is 128% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 370th and 4646th ($2844 vs $1248) 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 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2nd and 178th 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
$15.4
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.6
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2215
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1420
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3992
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2582
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12962
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7403
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.08
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.3
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2275
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25164
$16947

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612