Taoyuan vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Taoyuan	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2515	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$653	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1212	$3197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	18
😀 Quality of life	87	85
🏙️ Population	2.35M	216K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 54% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6085th and 1932nd ($941 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Taoyuan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 373rd and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Wellington

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	Taoyuan	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.94	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.68	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.99%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8065	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5166	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.2	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.07	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.62	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.57	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.47	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$541	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17081	$13419

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Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865