Hamilton vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2119
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4717
$2638
🏠 One person rent
$1303
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$2170
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2752
$1058
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
89
84
🏙️ Population
569K
2.33M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 113% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1680th and 5860th ($2119 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 7th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 226th and 454th 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
$18.1
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.7
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1977
$688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1977
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$62.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
1.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16794
$8667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4874
$5600
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.8
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$8.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.3
$38.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.6
$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$625
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19568
$15777

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2280
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2420
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1902
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2100
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2437
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$2052
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$2042
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$2052
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$2080
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2142
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$2056
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1747
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2560
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1939
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2309
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1937
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1937
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2535
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2049
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$2052
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2329
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1753
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2227
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2119
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2045
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2511
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2071
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2130
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2145
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$1862
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2023
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2111
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2101
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1604
116 km or 72 mi London
$2004
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1924
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1476
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2192
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1989
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1703

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$943
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$1001
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1238
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1356
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$737
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$846
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1079
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1026
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$937
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$927
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$931
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$961
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$633
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$936
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$892
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$684
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$652
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1060
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$646
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$634
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$940
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1202
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$698
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$690
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$740
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$673
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$638
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$681
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$610
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1203
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$703
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$654
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$672
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$607
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$588
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$594
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$683
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$612
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$450