Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

New Zealand

Auckland vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 59.3% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Auckland
Groceries: pay 8.9% less in Auckland
Transportation: pay 78.1% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 82.0% more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 8.1% more in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 10.4% more in Auckland

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and childcare in Auckland are more expensive than in Taipei. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Auckland.

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Auckland vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Auckland instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$212.44	$14.42 NZ$24.68	+120.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.55 NT$180.04	$9.23 NZ$15.79	+66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$37.10	$2.17 NZ$3.71	+89.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.87	$2.20 NZ$3.76	+198.2%
Average			+118.4%

Taipei vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.9% less for groceries

	Taipei	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$60.77	$2.04 NZ$3.48	+8.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$306.86	$4.18 NZ$7.14	-55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$386.02	$6.83 NZ$11.68	-42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$85.71	$6.46 NZ$11.05	+144.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$143.14	$4.18 NZ$7.14	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 NT$74.34	$1.23 NZ$2.11	-46.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$44.54	$0.94 NZ$1.61	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$44.40	$1.38 NZ$2.37	+1.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$62.39	$2.04 NZ$3.50	+6.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.72	$0.81 NZ$1.38	-37.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.71	$0.65 NZ$1.12	-39.0%
Average			-8.9%

Taipei vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.1% more for transportation

	Taipei	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$124.15	$5.96 NZ$10.20	+55.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,274.64	$125.42 NZ$214.60	+218.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1M	$27,115.94 NZ$46,395.67	-25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$302.73	$15.27 NZ$26.12	+63.5%
Average			+78.1%

Taipei vs. Auckland - Cost of transportation

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pay 82.0% more for housing

	Taipei	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.93 NT$840.34	$48.52 NZ$83.02	+87.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$792.21 NT$25,677.96	$1,258.91 NZ$2,154.00	+58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$568.06 NT$18,412.70	$1,096.07 NZ$1,875.38	+92.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$2,011.12	$117.26 NZ$200.64	+89.0%
Average			+82.0%

Taipei vs. Auckland - Cost of housing

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pay 8.1% more for childcare

	Taipei	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.11 NT$20,358.87	$878.54 NZ$1,503.20	+39.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,860.07 NT$579K	$13,628.85 NZ$23,319.11	-23.7%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$105.16	$6.92 NZ$11.85	+113.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NT$123.05	$3.39 NZ$5.81	-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$127.46	$24.23 NZ$41.46	+516.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 NT$1,361.52	$38.35 NZ$65.61	-8.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$355.84	$13.85 NZ$23.69	+26.1%
Average			+127.3%

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pay 10.4% more for clothing

	Taipei	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,154.80	$67.87 NZ$116.12	+2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.29 NT$1,176.28	$46.78 NZ$80.03	+28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,866.98	$95.31 NZ$163.08	+7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,750.85	$118.80 NZ$203.27	+2.7%
Average			+10.4%

Taipei vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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