Hamilton vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2154
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4699
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1364
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2803
$1084
😷 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 148% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1463rd and 6227th ($2154 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hamilton compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Hamilton ranked 20th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 241st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamilton Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2201
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1912
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17069
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4991
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.23
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22053
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691