Calgary vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
91
84
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.33M

The cost of living in Calgary is 121% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1781st and 5995th ($2079 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 160th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$14970

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451