Calgary vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.36M

The cost of living in Calgary is 112% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1759th and 5651st ($2095 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 187th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Taoyuan

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Calgary Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473