Canberra vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
84
😀 Quality of life
83
80
🏙️ Population
381K
3.03M

The cost of living in Canberra is 157% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 929th and 6052nd ($2393 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 393rd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$13638

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$1748
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$1628
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1532
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1674
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1500
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1732
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2472
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1997
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2801
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2286
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$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
$1958
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2265
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1635

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716