Canada vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1931
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4409
$2736
🏠 One person rent
$1142
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$878
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1346
💸 GDP per capita
$54966
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
8.44
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
74
68
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
30%
🎓 Higher education
99
90
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
37M
23.6M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1931) is 103% more expensive than in Taiwan ($951). Canada ranked 14th vs 82nd 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 1.4 months in Taiwan. Ranked 16th and 29th 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
$15.5
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.7
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.14
$1.99
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$959
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1986
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1658
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6272
$7135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4886
$3983
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.7
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$8.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.37
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.75
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$77.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$817
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13498
$11888

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2544
2.79M
Montreal
$1804
1.76M
Calgary
$2110
1.31M
Ottawa
$2113
1.02M
Edmonton
$1764
1.01M
Mississauga
$2339
722K
Vancouver
$2515
662K
Surrey
$2057
518K
Brampton
$2088
594K
Winnipeg
$1663
705K
Hamilton
$2044
569K
Quebec City
$1504
549K
London
$2002
422K
Markham
$2189
329K
Laval
$1439
438K
Halifax
$2064
440K
Vaughan
$2241
306K
Longueuil
$1576
254K
Burlington
$2091
183K
Kitchener
$1859
233K
Burnaby
$2318
233K
Saskatoon
$1717
246K
Gatineau
$1508
291K
Windsor
$1810
217K
Oakville
$2224
194K
Richmond Hill
$2412
195K
Oshawa
$1630
159K
Regina
$1474
215K
Richmond
$2065
198K
Barrie
$1865
148K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$997
4.36M
Taipei
$1136
2.6M
Taichung
$944
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$885
2.73M
Taoyuan
$879
2.29M
Tainan
$877
1.87M
Hsinchu
$844
499K
Keelung
$917
367K
Zhubei
$887
213K
Chiayi
$865
252K
Changhua
$863
227K
Kinmen
$850
139K
Miaoli
$702
86.2K
Douliu
$847
108K
Taitung
$1033
109K
Nantou
$847
102K
Yilan
$859
94.8K