Hamilton vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$1355
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	84
😀 Quality of life	88	81
🏙️ Population	569K	3.03M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 126% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1784th and 6071st ($2017 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 239th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Taichung

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	Hamilton	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$18658

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671