Canberra vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2223
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4990
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2158
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4087
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
85
😀 Quality of life
85
86
🏙️ Population
381K
2.87M

The cost of living in Canberra is 132% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1443rd and 5984th ($2223 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th 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 13th best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 479th and 409th 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
$15.5
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.54
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1150
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2721
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1726
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8609
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5425
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.3
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.14
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.61
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2023
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15408
$17495

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$1821
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$1583
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1695
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$1699
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1477
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1710
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2482
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$2050
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2844
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2379
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1824
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1867
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1815
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1997
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1979
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1896
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1860
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1894
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1798
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1829
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1487
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2496
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1928
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1889
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1906
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1822
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2217
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1604
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1288
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1904
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1870
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1898
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1753
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2703
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2308
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1766

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665