Kaohsiung vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$3638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
49
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.02M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 54% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5770th and 1688th ($971 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 22nd in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 281st and 141st 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
$4.32
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$17263

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875