Taoyuan vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2376
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$308
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1180
$2523
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
17
😀 Quality of life
86
85
🏙️ Population
2.29M
419K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 61% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6163rd and 1237th ($861 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 Taoyuan compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Taoyuan ranked 3rd best city to live in Taiwan vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 264th and 293rd 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
$3.82
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$7.23
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$758
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7365
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4810
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.01
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.69
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.2
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13937
$13015

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$1169
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$863
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$860
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$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716

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$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
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$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
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$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
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$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