Kaohsiung vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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