Calgary vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
85
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.87M

The cost of living in Calgary is 121% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1716th and 5984th ($2118 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 5th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 209th and 409th 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
$17
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665