Ottawa vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2122
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4795
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3638
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
49
73
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.85M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 126% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1688th and 6014th ($2122 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 7th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 141st and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tainan

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Ottawa Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.79
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1259
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2157
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1775
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.4
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.27%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4527
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4215
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.92
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$899
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17263
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686