Taichung vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$4283
🏠 One person rent
$380
$1132
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$2002
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$521
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
85
17
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
3.03M
216K

The cost of living in Taichung is 46% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5518th and 2432nd ($1006 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 541st and 358th 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
$4.87
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$12047

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51 km or 32 mi Douliu
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$993
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$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1838
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1743
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1709
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1612
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1254
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1252
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1379
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1396
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1425
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1480
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1237
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1493
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1638
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1423
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1312
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1383
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1612
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1678
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1847
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1499
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1678
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1716
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1961
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1536
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1461
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1250
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2086
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1811