Ottawa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1249
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1952
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3871
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
85
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
1.02M
2.87M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 123% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1668th and 5984th ($2133 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 123rd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Taichung

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Ottawa Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.25
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2126
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1662
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.48%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4318
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3670
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.18
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$882
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17337
$17495

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1866
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2229
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1703
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1868
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1896
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1930
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1935
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1934
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1476
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1927
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1923
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1914
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2047
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1876
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1733
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1907
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1862
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1928
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1940
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1923
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2080
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1897
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1846
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1861
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1723
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$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