Calgary vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.29M

The cost of living in Calgary is 145% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1526th and 6163rd ($2113 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 10th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 66th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716