Calgary vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$2684
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$1264
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	80
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.73M

The cost of living in Calgary is 117% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1646th and 5750th ($2077 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Kaohsiung ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 153rd and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kaohsiung

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	Calgary	Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$78.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$4370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$3.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$83
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$10905

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$747
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$770
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$796
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$813
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$728
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$897
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$821
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$731
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$823
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1073
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$627
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$688
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$644
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$967
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$625
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$581
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$451
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$669
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$443
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$569
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$649
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$648
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$603
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$630
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$936
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$681
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$431
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$764
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$726
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$601
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$601