Canberra vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$3144
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$586
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$1014
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1768
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	94
😀 Quality of life	85	90
🏙️ Population	381K	2.43M

The cost of living in Canberra is 81% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1373rd and 4646th ($2258 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 438th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Taipei

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	Canberra	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$16947

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1123
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$979
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$989
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$792
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$889
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$921
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$687
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$942
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$874
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$868
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$884
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$904
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$673
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$844
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$938
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$672
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$643
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$717
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$892
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$774
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$729
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$687
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$689
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$686
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$640
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$677
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$705
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$617
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$611
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$696
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$628
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$684
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$474
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$612