Kaohsiung vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kaohsiung	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$999	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$382	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$672	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.9	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1411	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	80	49
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	2.72M	1.02M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 53% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5666th and 1668th ($999 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 364th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Ottawa

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	Kaohsiung	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.78	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.07	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.1	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.43%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4856	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3306	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.42	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.53	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11481	$17337

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$910
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$841
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$910
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$889
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$879
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$888
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$957
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$709
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$937
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$882
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$796
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$903
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1108
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$630
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$723
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$997
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$668
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$602
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$465
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$656
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$464
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$589
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$698
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$654
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$673
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$634
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$682
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$943
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$416
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$765
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$763
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$621
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$610

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891