Sydney vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2741
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6649
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1620
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$3006
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$559
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$408
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3743
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
98
86
🏙️ Population
4.84M
2.29M

The cost of living in Sydney is 218% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 318th and 6163rd ($2741 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 3rd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sydney Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.69
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1859
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3954
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2433
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17057
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10833
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.27
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.19
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.6
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2005
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17934
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716