Hamilton vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2154
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4699
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1364
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2803
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
84
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
569K
3.03M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 131% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1463rd and 6052nd ($2154 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 241st and 496th 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
$14.9
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2201
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17069
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4991
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.23
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22053
$13638

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9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2297
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2266
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1884
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2267
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2472
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2086
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2012
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2127
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1975
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2095
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1762
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2575
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2332
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1971
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$1798
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2398
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1814
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2051
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2597
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$1873
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2041
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2009
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2007
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$1986
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$1964
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1635
116 km or 72 mi London
$2040
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1598
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1999
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$1966
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$2038
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1865

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716