Canberra vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
83
86
🏙️ Population
381K
2.6M

The cost of living in Canberra is 107% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 929th and 4715th ($2393 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 Taipei. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 393rd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$18424

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$1732
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2472
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1997
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$2801
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605