Calgary vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
53
94
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.44M

The cost of living in Calgary is 68% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1716th and 4661st ($2118 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 209th and 266th 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
$17
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602