Ottawa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
84
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
1.02M
3.03M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 140% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1290th and 6052nd ($2236 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 167th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716