Taichung vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$366
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$2523
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
17
😀 Quality of life
83
85
🏙️ Population
3.03M
419K

The cost of living in Taichung is 55% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5356th and 1237th ($995 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Taiwan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Taiwan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 343rd and 293rd 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
$3.8
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$7.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$13015

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$857
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$860
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$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1887
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1777
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1579
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1230
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1365
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1500
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1454
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1113
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1346
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1207
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1800
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1563
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1200
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1701
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1754
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1842
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1643
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1994
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1960
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2279
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1664
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1398
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1388
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1925
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1597