Sydney vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2844
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6812
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1756
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$3107
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$335
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4188
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
100
89
🏙️ Population
5.45M
2.36M

The cost of living in Sydney is 188% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 370th and 5651st ($2844 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2nd and 245th 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
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2215
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1420
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3992
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2582
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12962
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7403
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.08
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.3
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2275
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25164
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473