New Taipei vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2876
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$394
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1496
$3016
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
4.36M
662K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 61% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5229th and 587th ($1011 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 181st and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Vancouver

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New Taipei Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.82
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$766
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9649
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5036
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.98
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.74
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.86
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.42
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11035
$14942

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758