Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 86.9% more expensive than Taipei.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Wellington
- Groceries
-
pay 9.3% more in Wellington
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Wellington
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Wellington
- Childcare
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pay 6.0% more in Wellington
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Wellington
- Clothing
-
pay 44.4% more in Wellington
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in Taipei. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Wellington.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$184.99
|
$14.93
NZ$25.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$149.84
|
$8.96
NZ$15.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$30.05
|
$2.57
NZ$4.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$20.32
|
$2.15
NZ$3.61
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$55.60
|
$1.96
NZ$3.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$250.55
|
$4.15
NZ$6.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$322.22
|
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$81.30
|
$6.84
NZ$11.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$130.62
|
$5.06
NZ$8.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$61.69
|
$1.40
NZ$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$30.31
|
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$37.30
|
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$46.52
|
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$38.87
|
$1.01
NZ$1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$33.21
|
$0.84
NZ$1.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$110.23
|
$6.42
NZ$10.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,109.91
|
$127.57
NZ$213.93
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,039,616.75
|
$34,339.84
NZ$57,588.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$263.60
|
$18.22
NZ$30.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$719.15
|
$54.27
NZ$91.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$18,875.79
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,494.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$13,921.73
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,239.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$1,903.30
|
$134.11
NZ$224.90
|
|
pay 6.0% more for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$18,251.87
|
$871.44
NZ$1,461.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$546,734.00
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,213.75
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$78.62
|
$7.17
NZ$12.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$91.17
|
$3.41
NZ$5.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$110.99
|
$24.46
NZ$41.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,146.29
|
$39.85
NZ$66.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$295.98
|
$12.24
NZ$20.53
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,675.97
|
$75.78
NZ$127.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$932.00
|
$55.09
NZ$92.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,550.66
|
$119.44
NZ$200.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,094.30
|
$129.60
NZ$217.33
|
|
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