Taipei vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$537
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$2523
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
17
😀 Quality of life
87
85
🏙️ Population
2.6M
419K

The cost of living in Taipei is 47% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4516th and 1237th ($1169 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Taipei compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 209th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Wellington

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Taipei Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$7.23
 Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$13015

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$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