Ottawa vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2055
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4624
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1940
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3115
$1362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
50
73
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.87M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 153% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1701st and 6380th ($2055 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 10th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Ottawa compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 162nd and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1649
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4939
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4597
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$942
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19030
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682