Kaohsiung vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2650	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$342	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1271	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	50
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	2.73M	1.02M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 58% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6046th and 1290th ($932 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 389th and 167th 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	$3.76	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.8	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4772	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2838	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.6	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.9	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12438	$20100

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$841
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$801
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$818
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$841
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$931
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$698
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$864
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$828
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$745
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$821
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1060
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$654
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$807
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$666
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1028
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$661
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$605
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$592
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$706
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$691
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$726
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$683
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$795
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$642
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$673
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1014
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$719
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$445
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$801
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$776
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$629
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$643

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884