Canberra vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2019
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4571
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$519
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3565
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
85
😀 Quality of life
86
83
🏙️ Population
381K
3.03M

The cost of living in Canberra is 101% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1949th and 5518th ($2019 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 413th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.5
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.6
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1543
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7420
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4762
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1751
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13305
$19915

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$1364
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$1599
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$2292
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$1888
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$2640
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$2181
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1667
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1747
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1662
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1839
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1813
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1725
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1706
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1736
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1674
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1681
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1362
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2308
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1768
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1728
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1738
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1673
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2058
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1464
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1184
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1771
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1718
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1786
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1660
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2471
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2127
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$1639

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650