New Taipei vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$469	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	50
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	4.04M	1.02M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 48% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5000th and 1701st ($1073 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th 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 New Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 302nd and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Ottawa

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	New Taipei	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$19030

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800