Hamilton vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4653
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$1278
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2143
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2852
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
569K
2.35M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 122% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1801st and 6085th ($2089 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Hamilton ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 111th and 373rd 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
$18.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.8
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.07
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1132
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.2
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.48%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10419
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.4
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$634
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17166
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464