Calgary vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
84
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
1.31M
3.03M

The cost of living in Calgary is 112% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1526th and 5356th ($2113 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 3rd in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 66th and 343rd 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
$16
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721