Ottawa vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ottawa	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2236	$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$2737
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3150	$1275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	50	74
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.87M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 166% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1290th and 6292nd ($2236 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 9th 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 Tainan. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 167th and 499th 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	$17.6	$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.89	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1288	$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2131	$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5242	$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4784	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.4	$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1037	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20100	$18526

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Cities near Ottawa

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 Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$707
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$761
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$801
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$818
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$841
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$698
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$864
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$828
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$868
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$821
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$745
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1060
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1158
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$666
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$807
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1028
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$661
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$706
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$605
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$592
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$691
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$713
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$726
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$683
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$795
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$642
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$673
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$1014
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$719
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$776
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$801
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$643
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$629
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$719