Calgary vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
85
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.87M

The cost of living in Calgary is 122% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1759th and 5994th ($2095 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 9th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 187th and 351st 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
$19.1
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684