Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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New Zealand

Tauranga vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Tauranga is 64.7% more expensive than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Tauranga
Groceries: pay 15.2% less in Tauranga
Transportation: pay 32.6% more in Tauranga
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Tauranga
Childcare: pay 19.4% less in Tauranga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.7% more in Tauranga
Clothing: pay 9.6% more in Tauranga

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Tauranga are more expensive than in HsinChu. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Tauranga. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Tauranga.

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Tauranga vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tauranga instead of HsinChu, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	HsinChu	Tauranga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$122.24	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+271.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$152.81	$8.96 NZ$15.85	+90.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$30.39	$1.79 NZ$3.17	+91.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.56	$1.76 NZ$3.12	+153.6%
Average			+164.9%

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pay 15.2% less for groceries

	HsinChu	Tauranga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$55.21	$1.95 NZ$3.44	+14.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$585.75	$4.12 NZ$7.29	-77.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$352.84	$7.26 NZ$12.84	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$90.16	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+125.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$101.66	$4.19 NZ$7.41	+33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$39.28	$1.14 NZ$2.02	-5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.97	$0.95 NZ$1.68	-16.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$48.52	$1.01 NZ$1.79	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$45.28	$2.17 NZ$3.83	+55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.66	$0.78 NZ$1.38	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.66	$0.55 NZ$0.97	-48.6%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 32.6% more for transportation

	HsinChu	Tauranga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$124.17	$6.43 NZ$11.37	+68.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,303.94	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$25,203.61 NZ$44,568.72	-24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$183.37	$17.93 NZ$31.70	+217.3%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	HsinChu	Tauranga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$695.94	$50.42 NZ$89.16	+135.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$14,153.16	$1,095.76 NZ$1,937.68	+151.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,427.21	$1,198.84 NZ$2,119.96	+361.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,536.64	$88.36 NZ$156.26	+13.1%
Average			+183.4%

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pay 19.4% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Tauranga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,448.84	$728.27 NZ$1,287.83	-3.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$541K	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	-32.8%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Tauranga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$61.12	$4.48 NZ$7.93	+138.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$96.78	$3.39 NZ$5.99	+13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$20.45 NZ$36.16	+421.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,680.86	$54.34 NZ$96.09	+4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$325.98	$11.20 NZ$19.81	+11.5%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 9.6% more for clothing

	HsinChu	Tauranga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,859.13	$65.17 NZ$115.24	+13.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,158.77	$37.35 NZ$66.04	+4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,546.75	$91.87 NZ$162.46	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,438.12	$109.54 NZ$193.71	+3.4%
Average			+9.6%

HsinChu vs. Tauranga - Cost of clothing

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