Taoyuan vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Taoyuan	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$942	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2512	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$371	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$360	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1051	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	17
😀 Quality of life	84	87
🏙️ Population	2.33M	216K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 50% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5995th and 2432nd ($942 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Taoyuan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 482nd and 358th 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	$5.74	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.41	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$665	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.98%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8216	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5253	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.4	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.72	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.71	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.71	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14970	$12047

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Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451

Cities near Wellington

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