Hamilton vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2154
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4699
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1364
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2803
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
73
95
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
569K
2.6M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 86% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1463rd and 4715th ($2154 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 241st and 311th 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
$14.9
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2201
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17069
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4991
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.23
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22053
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605