Sydney vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2741
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6649
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1620
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$3006
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$559
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$408
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3743
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
98
87
🏙️ Population
4.84M
2.6M

The cost of living in Sydney is 134% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 318th and 4516th ($2741 vs $1169) 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 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3rd and 209th 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
$14.4
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.69
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1859
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3954
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2433
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17057
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10833
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.27
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.19
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.6
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2005
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17934
$19102

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589