Canada vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2002
$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4452
$2735
🏠 One person rent
$1187
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2879
$1481
💸 GDP per capita
$54283
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
67
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
99
89
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
41.3M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2002) is 91% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1048). Canada ranked 18th vs 86th 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 1.4 months in Canada compared to 1.4 months in Taiwan. Ranked 15th and 36th 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
$16.2
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2057
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$81.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
2.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5843
$9167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4510
$5836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$9.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11850
$15690

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2464
2.79M
Montreal
$1903
1.8M
Calgary
$2079
1.31M
Ottawa
$2096
1.02M
Edmonton
$1823
1.01M
Mississauga
$2326
718K
Vancouver
$2457
662K
Winnipeg
$1817
750K
Brampton
$2033
656K
Hamilton
$2103
569K
Surrey
$2297
568K
Quebec City
$1632
549K
Markham
$2242
339K
London
$1931
422K
Halifax
$2088
440K
Laval
$1930
438K
Vaughan
$2241
323K
Burnaby
$2412
249K
Gatineau
$1802
291K
Burlington
$2193
187K
Kitchener
$2071
257K
Richmond
$2172
210K
Saskatoon
$1817
266K
Longueuil
$1842
254K
Windsor
$1961
230K
Oakville
$2379
214K
Richmond Hill
$2463
202K
Regina
$1675
226K
Oshawa
$1564
175K
Guelph
$1998
144K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1135
4.04M
Taichung
$1006
3.03M
Taipei
$1313
2.6M
Kaohsiung
$1002
2.73M
Tainan
$894
1.87M
Taoyuan
$942
2.33M
Hsinchu
$993
499K
Keelung
$1030
367K
Zhubei
$868
218K
Chiayi
$914
252K
Changhua
$914
225K
Kinmen
$901
144K
Miaoli
$695
86.2K
Douliu
$894
109K
Taitung
$854
103K
Nantou
$894
97.3K
Yilan
$802
95K