Hamilton vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4535
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1218
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2095
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2934
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
85
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
569K
2.87M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 113% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2004th and 5994th ($2006 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 6th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 265th and 351st 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
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.17
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1114
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1880
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8824
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3366
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$620
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16689
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2214
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2318
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1832
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2049
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2308
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2034
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2017
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2102
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1994
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2109
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1936
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1848
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2415
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2233
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1892
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2078
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2172
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1706
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2303
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2124
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2181
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1863
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2030
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2125
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2123
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1581
116 km or 72 mi London
$1930
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1802
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1449
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1910
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1939
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1757

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684