Canberra vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$2637
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	30	93
😀 Quality of life	85	89
🏙️ Population	381K	2.36M

The cost of living in Canberra is 128% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1373rd and 5651st ($2258 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 438th and 245th 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	$15.6	$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$889
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$921
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1248
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$792
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$979
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$942
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$874
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$868
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$884
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$904
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$673
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$938
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$844
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$679
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$672
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$648
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$643
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$892
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$729
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$717
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$774
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$689
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$687
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$640
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$686
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$705
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$677
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$617
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$474
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$612
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$696
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$628
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$473