Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 86.9% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$200.40
|
$14.93
NZ$25.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.32
|
$8.96
NZ$15.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.55
|
$2.57
NZ$4.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.02
|
$2.15
NZ$3.70
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.24
|
$1.96
NZ$3.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$271.42
|
$4.15
NZ$7.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$349.07
|
$6.98
NZ$11.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.08
|
$6.84
NZ$11.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.51
|
$5.06
NZ$8.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$66.84
|
$1.40
NZ$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.83
|
$1.09
NZ$1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.41
|
$1.48
NZ$2.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.40
|
$2.61
NZ$4.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.11
|
$1.01
NZ$1.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$35.98
|
$0.84
NZ$1.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.42
|
$6.42
NZ$11.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,202.40
|
$127.57
NZ$218.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,126,250.07
|
$34,339.84
NZ$58,891.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$285.57
|
$18.22
NZ$31.24
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$779.07
|
$54.27
NZ$93.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,448.75
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,550.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,081.86
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,289.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,061.91
|
$134.11
NZ$229.99
|
|
pay 6.0% more for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,772.84
|
$871.44
NZ$1,494.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$592,294.42
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,693.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.17
|
$7.17
NZ$12.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$98.77
|
$3.41
NZ$5.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.24
|
$24.46
NZ$41.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,241.81
|
$39.85
NZ$68.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$320.64
|
$12.24
NZ$21.00
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,815.63
|
$75.78
NZ$129.96
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,009.67
|
$55.09
NZ$94.48
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,763.21
|
$119.44
NZ$204.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,352.15
|
$129.60
NZ$222.25
|
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