Hamilton vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2103
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4578
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2079
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2679
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
73
85
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
569K
3.03M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 109% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1725th and 5518th ($2103 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Hamilton ranked 17th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 176th and 541st 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
$19
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1167
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1163
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1899
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1884
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12302
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.6
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$618
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19470
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2193
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1844
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2010
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2326
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2012
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1998
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2033
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2038
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2071
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1928
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1705
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2464
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2241
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1869
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2049
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2242
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1683
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2187
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2449
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2044
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2109
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1868
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2021
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2083
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2082
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1564
116 km or 72 mi London
$1931
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1925
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1443
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2180
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1936
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1659

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650