Canada vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2005
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2710
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$710
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$1572
💸 GDP per capita
$54340
$39490
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
68
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
99
90
😀 Quality of life
91
84
🏙️ Population
41.3M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2005) is 95% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1027). Canada ranked 21st vs 97th for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Canada compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 17th and 28th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Canada and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 17 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Canada Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.2
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$83.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
2.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5101
$8482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4393
$5554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$9.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.3
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$759
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14602
$18492

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In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1123
4.04M
Taipei
$1248
2.43M
Kaohsiung
$971
2.71M
Taichung
$942
2.87M
Taoyuan
$989
2.36M
Tainan
$938
1.85M
Hsinchu
$921
456K
Keelung
$979
359K
Chiayi
$904
262K
Zhubei
$889
221K
Changhua
$874
220K
Kinmen
$892
138K
Miaoli
$687
85.5K
Douliu
$884
109K
Taitung
$844
102K
Yilan
$792
94.3K
Nantou
$868
96K