Calgary vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.31M
2.35M

The cost of living in Calgary is 125% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1716th and 6085th ($2118 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 209th and 373rd 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
$17
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464