Mississauga vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mississauga Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4797
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1552
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2456
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$552
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
85
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
718K
2.87M

The cost of living in Mississauga is 146% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1177th and 5984th ($2357 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 5th 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 Mississauga compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Mississauga ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 68th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs Taichung

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Mississauga Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1580
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1375
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2638
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2184
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.3
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.1%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8118
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6403
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11115
$17495

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$2520
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$2089
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$2222
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$2073
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$1910
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$2039
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$2246
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$2046
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2087
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1901
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2144
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$1999
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1605
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1801
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2073
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2083
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2136
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2277
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2173
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1735
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2115
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1992
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2136
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1870
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2035
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$2001
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$1916
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Distance City Cost of living
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$888
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$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665