Sydney vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sydney	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2640	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6276	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$1578	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2764	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$366	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4008	$1051
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	99	93
😀 Quality of life	100	84
🏙️ Population	5.45M	2.33M

The cost of living in Sydney is 180% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 649th and 5995th ($2640 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3rd and 482nd 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	$13.9	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1915	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1294	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3447	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.9	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12628	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.45	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.1	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2071	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19140	$14970

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451