Sydney vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Sydney Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2564
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6332
$2478
🏠 One person rent
$1488
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2864
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$356
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4101
$1204
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
96
73
🏙️ Population
4.84M
2.29M

The cost of living in Sydney is 219% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 378th and 6338th ($2564 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 Taoyuan. Sydney ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 10th and 1660th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Taoyuan

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Sydney Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1766
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3415
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2457
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$43.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
1.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15741
$7259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10385
$3711
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$142
$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$8.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$7.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.5
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1907
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16834
$22029

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Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$911
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$827
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1032
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1127
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$690
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$896
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$913
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$971
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$884
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$869
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$866
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$888
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$688
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$1003
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$1000
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$680
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$709
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$903
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$687
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$685
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$865
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1180
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$792
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$762
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$819
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$753
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$679
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$753
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$671
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1180
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$770
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$508
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$744
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$646
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$808
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$989
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$802
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$734
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$516
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$957