Canberra vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
381K
4.04M

The cost of living in Canberra is 126% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 929th and 5212th ($2393 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 393rd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$13786

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$1732
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$2472
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$1997
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$2286
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$1746
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1815
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1717
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1833
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1829
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1805
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1800
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1876
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1738
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1758
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1397
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2397
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1822
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1799
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1795
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1757
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1892
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1357
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1289
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1816
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1697
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1900
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1798
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
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$2265
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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605