Hamilton vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2244
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4752
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1423
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3156
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
569K
3.03M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 126% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1178th and 5356th ($2244 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Hamilton ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 143rd and 343rd 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
$14.8
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1240
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2062
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1776
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.88%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16988
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.37
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.7
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1101
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21895
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2293
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2192
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1949
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2600
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2114
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2218
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2128
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2032
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2084
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2217
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1734
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2576
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2390
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$2073
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$1821
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2358
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1816
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2194
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2578
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$1915
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2156
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2085
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2097
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2074
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2031
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1598
116 km or 72 mi London
$2067
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1529
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1408
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2048
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$2004
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1738

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721