Hamilton vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2017
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4455
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$2030
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2780
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
569K
2.33M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 130% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1784th and 6171st ($2017 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 239th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Taoyuan

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Hamilton Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.49
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1990
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.79%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16293
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4716
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$8.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21263
$18619

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HamiltonTaoyuan

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2185
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2142
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1783
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2089
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2370
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$1966
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1899
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$1946
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1846
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2056
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1977
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1554
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2453
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2267
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1861
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2009
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2291
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1680
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2183
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2432
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2021
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2145
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2101
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2100
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2082
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2056
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1554
116 km or 72 mi London
$1936
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1840
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1849
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2195
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1910
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1799

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443