Ottawa vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
50
74
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.87M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 138% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1355th and 5887th ($2170 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 7th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 117th and 364th 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
$18.7
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741