Cost of Living Comparison Between Hsinchu and Taichung Cost of Living Comparison Between Hsinchu and Taichung

🙂 Solo nomad: Hsinchu is 12.5% cheaper than Taichung without rent, and 2.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hsinchu is 0.1% cheaper than Taichung without rent, and 4.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.13 NT$130

$5.10 NT$161

-19.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.06 NT$1,075

$29.95 NT$946

13.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.56 NT$176

$5.43 NT$172

2.39%

Cappuccino

$3.07 NT$96.8

$3.00 NT$94.7

2.33%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.94 NT$29.59

$1.10 NT$34.63

-14.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 NT$21.70

$0.85 NT$26.93

-18.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.66 NT$52.6

$2.07 NT$65.4

-19.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.35 NT$74.2

$2.81 NT$88.9

-16.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.17 NT$100

$3.86 NT$122

-17.88%

White Bread (500g)

$1.76 NT$55.7

$1.76 NT$55.5

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.47 NT$141

$2.72 NT$85.8

64.34%

Eggs

$2.53 NT$79.8

$3.30 NT$104

-23.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.01 NT$443

$31.25 NT$987

-55.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.00 NT$158

$8.37 NT$264

-40.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.17 NT$511

$15.71 NT$496

2.93%

Apples (1kg)

$4.30 NT$136

$4.71 NT$149

-8.70%

Banana (1kg)

$2.50 NT$78.9

$1.82 NT$57.6

37.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.76 NT$87.3

$2.26 NT$71.2

22.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.94 NT$124

$2.93 NT$92.6

34.47%

Potato (1kg)

$3.06 NT$96.6

$1.29 NT$40.76

137.21%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 NT$67.7

$1.88 NT$59.3

13.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.88 NT$59.5

$2.39 NT$75.4

-21.34%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.15 NT$36.27

$1.28 NT$40.48

-10.16%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.29 NT$135

$3.97 NT$126

8.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.61 NT$367

$14.03 NT$443

-17.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 NT$53.1

$1.70 NT$53.8

-1.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 NT$79.6

$2.63 NT$83.0

-4.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.91 NT$28.75

$0.86 NT$27.09

5.81%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$39.90 NT$1,260

$29.19 NT$922

36.69%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.87 NT$90.6

$2.90 NT$91.7

-1.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.75 NT$23.54

$1.18 NT$37.29

-36.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.12 NT$193

$10.04 NT$317

-39.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.07 NT$33.92

$1.05 NT$33.09

1.90%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$34.5K NT$1.1M

$34.1K NT$1.1M

1.18%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$25.4K NT$802.5K

$25.5K NT$805.0K

-0.31%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$74.9 NT$2,364

$94.2 NT$2,974

-20.49%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$25.40 NT$802

$24.59 NT$776

3.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.07 NT$792

$21.93 NT$693

14.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$44.75 NT$1,413

$36.26 NT$1,145

23.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.16 NT$763

$10.32 NT$326

134.11%

Cinema Ticket

$10.19 NT$322

$10.69 NT$337

-4.68%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$430 NT$13.6K

$356 NT$11.2K

20.72%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.4K NT$361.3K

$20.7K NT$652.7K

-44.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$87.9 NT$2,774

$86.3 NT$2,726

1.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.92 NT$1,134

$35.01 NT$1,105

2.60%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.5 NT$2,826

$93.7 NT$2,959

-4.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$103 NT$3,243

$127 NT$4,024

-19.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$552 NT$17.4K

$382 NT$12.1K

44.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$359 NT$11.3K

$289 NT$9,111

24.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,207 NT$38.1K

$1,024 NT$32.3K

17.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$779 NT$24.6K

$732 NT$23.1K

6.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,480 NT$267.8K

$6,965 NT$220.0K

21.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,612 NT$208.8K

$7,846 NT$247.8K

-15.72%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,425 NT$76.6K

$1,449 NT$45.7K

67.40%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.57

2.18

-27.98%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Hsinchu: January 13, 2026

Last update for Taichung: January 12, 2026

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