Hamilton vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4653
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1278
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2143
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2852
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
94
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
569K
2.44M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 66% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1801st and 4661st ($2089 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 111th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Taipei

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Hamilton Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1132
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10419
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$634
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17166
$18442

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2237
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2360
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1901
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2087
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2357
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2079
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2073
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2151
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2046
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2144
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1999
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1801
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2493
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2309
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1910
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2520
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2073
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2222
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1735
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2277
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2246
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2083
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2173
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1870
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2035
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2136
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2115
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1605
116 km or 72 mi London
$1916
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1804
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1480
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2036
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1992
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1680

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602