Calgary vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
85
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
1.31M
3.03M

The cost of living in Calgary is 107% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1781st and 5518th ($2079 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 4th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 160th and 541st 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
$16.7
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1773
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650