Canberra vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Canberra | Taoyuan | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Canberra is 131% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1768th and 6171st ($2023 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 388th and 418th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 212 km or 132 mi | Bathurst | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Orange | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Blacktown | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Parramatta | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Kellyville | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Sydney | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Dee Why | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Griffith | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Dubbo | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Shepparton | |
| 358 km or 222 mi | Newcastle | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Traralgon | |
| 448 km or 278 mi | Pakenham | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Berwick | |
| 459 km or 285 mi | Dandenong | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | South Yarra | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Bendigo | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Melbourne | |
| 470 km or 292 mi | Sunbury | |
| 477 km or 297 mi | Frankston | |
| 485 km or 302 mi | Melton | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Tarneit | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 531 km or 330 mi | Geelong | |
| 535 km or 332 mi | Ballarat | |
| 554 km or 344 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Armidale | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Mildura | |
| 669 km or 415 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 698 km or 434 mi | Devonport | |
| 706 km or 438 mi | Launceston | |
| 796 km or 495 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 852 km or 529 mi | Byron Bay | |
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Cities near Taoyuan
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Zhubei | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | New Taipei | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Taipei | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Miaoli | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Yilan | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Keelung | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Taichung | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Changhua | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Nantou | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Douliu | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Chiayi | |
| 232 km or 144 mi |  Putian | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Tainan | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Taitung | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Ningde | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Kinmen | |
| 302 km or 188 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Xiamen | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Rui'an | |
| 355 km or 220 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Nanping | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Wenling | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Sanming | |
| 410 km or 255 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Lishui | |
| 423 km or 263 mi | Longyan | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Linhai | |
| 453 km or 282 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Shantou | |
| 498 km or 309 mi | Jinhua | |
| 509 km or 316 mi | Yiwu | |
| 512 km or 318 mi | Quzhou | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Jieyang |
