Taichung vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$4982
🏠 One person rent
$346
$1407
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$2429
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$2869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
17
😀 Quality of life
80
84
🏙️ Population
3.03M
216K

The cost of living in Taichung is 58% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6052nd and 1293rd ($931 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Wellington. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 496th and 353rd 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
$3.77
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$7.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$81
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$13500

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$841
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$818
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$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
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$707
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$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1866
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1844
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1406
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1334
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1318
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1640
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1573
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1205
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1447
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1403
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1981
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1569
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1274
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1671
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1654
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1791
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1879
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1634
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1939
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1848
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2205
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1916
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1463
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1531
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1928
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1700