Taipei vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3254
$4240
🏠 One person rent
$567
$1109
🏘️ Family rent
$1230
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1684
$2916
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
17
😀 Quality of life
86
85
🏙️ Population
2.6M
216K

The cost of living in Taipei is 36% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4534th and 2289th ($1181 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Wellington. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 339th and 356th 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
$6.07
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$6.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.1%
6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13635
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19749
$11415

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1751
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1607
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1676
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1560
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1248
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1253
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1444
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1475
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1457
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1144
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1248
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1433
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1847
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1418
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1182
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1506
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1652
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1717
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1493
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1736
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1709
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1968
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1670
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1746
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1435
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1213
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1921
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1604