Canberra vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
84
😀 Quality of life
82
83
🏙️ Population
381K
3.03M

The cost of living in Canberra is 162% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 522nd and 5356th ($2604 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 367th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Taichung

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Canberra Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$32.8
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$13893

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$1723
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$1528
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1430
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$1610
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1463
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1691
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2348
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1903
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2741
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$1998
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1669
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1404
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1672
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1461
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1707
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1719
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1716
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1693
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1701
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1702
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1317
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2356
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1746
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1707
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1708
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1658
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1688
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1327
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1354
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1462
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1639
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1819
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1723
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1862
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2203
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1552

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721