Calgary vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2077
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1942
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3168
$1355
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
84
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
1.31M
3.03M

The cost of living in Calgary is 132% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1646th and 6071st ($2077 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 153rd and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Taichung

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Calgary Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.97
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2053
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3283
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$841
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16603
$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671