Calgary vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
84
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
1.31M
3.03M

The cost of living in Calgary is 131% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6052nd ($2149 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 131st and 496th 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
$16.9
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716