Calgary vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1360
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
53
94
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.31M
4.05M

The cost of living in Calgary is 91% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 1716th and 5023rd ($2118 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 209th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs New Taipei

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Calgary New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$18576

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602