Ottawa vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
84
😀 Quality of life
90
83
🏙️ Population
1.02M
3.03M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 118% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1355th and 5356th ($2170 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 3rd in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 117th and 343rd 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
$18.7
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721