Canberra vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2023
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4526
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1907
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3542
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
84
😀 Quality of life
84
81
🏙️ Population
381K
3.03M

The cost of living in Canberra is 126% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1768th and 6071st ($2023 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 388th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.23
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1342
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7003
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.44
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.59
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1802
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12940
$18658

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$1616
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$1457
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$1416
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$1538
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$1511
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1584
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2252
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1824
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2539
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2099
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1619
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1702
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1601
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1448
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1727
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1654
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1643
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1645
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1600
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1620
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1291
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2194
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1691
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1671
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1668
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1625
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1981
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1390
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1185
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1691
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1631
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1768
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1651
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1781
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2106
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1504

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671