Canberra vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Canberra New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2217
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4997
$2915
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$2181
$1041
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3272
$1492
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
82
88
🏙️ Population
381K
4.36M

The cost of living in Canberra is 106% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 363rd and 4553rd ($2217 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in New Taipei. Canberra ranked 12th best city to live in Australia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 286th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.71
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1364
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1137
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6532
$5516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5225
$6436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.15
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1719
$521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14076
$6499

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$1607
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$1445
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1544
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1540
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1572
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1562
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$1873
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1719
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2397
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2043
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1650
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1502
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1381
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1778
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1659
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1659
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1561
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1510
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1598
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1747
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1105
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2154
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1660
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1940
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1654
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1613
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1764
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1696
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1663
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1563
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1557
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1615
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1441
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2193
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$1674
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1621

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1260
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$849
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$935
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$885
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$938
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$813
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$705
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$970
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$828
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$808
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$809
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$851
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$725
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$717
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$1012
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$890
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$714
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1047
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$699
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$911
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$686
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$812
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$849
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$831
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$713
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$686
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$744
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1048
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$711
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$770
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$678
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$689
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$646
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$849
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$650
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$514
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$661
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$778
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$1049