Calgary vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
53
94
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.43M

The cost of living in Calgary is 68% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1759th and 4646th ($2095 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 187th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Taipei

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Calgary Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612