Canberra vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Canberra	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2604	$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5825	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$1591	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2539	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2863	$1180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	30	93
😀 Quality of life	82	86
🏙️ Population	381K	2.29M

The cost of living in Canberra is 202% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 522nd and 6163rd ($2604 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Australia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Australia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 367th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Taoyuan

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	Canberra	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$32.8	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$136	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.84	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1634	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2762	$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8209	$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6798	$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.11	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.51	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.1	$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1861	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14837	$13937

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1723
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1430
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1610
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1463
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1691
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2348
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1903
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2741
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$1998
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1669
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1404
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1672
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1461
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1707
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1719
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1716
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1693
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1702
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1317
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2356
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1746
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1707
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1708
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1658
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1688
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1327
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1354
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1462
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1819
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1723
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2203
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1552

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$917
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$860
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1011
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1169
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$746
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$863
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$860
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$890
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$857
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$725
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$675
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$913
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$952
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$664
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$694
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$689
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$676
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$851
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$721
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$744
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$787
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$678
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$735
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$667
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$741
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$719
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$655
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$588
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$811
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$725
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$644
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$716