Taichung vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$4310
🏠 One person rent
$348
$1265
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$1894
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$3197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
85
18
😀 Quality of life
86
85
🏙️ Population
2.87M
216K

The cost of living in Taichung is 53% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5984th and 1932nd ($957 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Taiwan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Taiwan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 409th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Wellington

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Taichung Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$13419

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51 km or 32 mi Douliu
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$910
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$937
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$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
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$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1920
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$1788
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1803
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1741
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1325
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1359
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1458
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1533
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1528
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1518
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1304
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1605
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1787
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1523
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1393
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1474
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1696
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1740
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1894
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1527
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1646
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1778
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2156
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1782
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1623
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1579
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1261
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2303
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1865