Ottawa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
85
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
1.02M
3.03M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 108% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1744th and 5518th ($2096 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 129th and 541st 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
$16.1
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$19915

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650