Ottawa vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2373
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$433
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1446
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	49	73
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.85M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 134% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1668th and 6264th ($2133 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 8th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 123rd and 2963rd 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	$16.4	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$5587

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$910
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$889
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$841
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$879
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$888
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$957
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$709
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$937
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$882
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$941
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$903
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$796
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1108
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$630
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1257
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$634
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$723
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$997
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$668
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$656
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$602
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$465
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$464
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$698
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$654
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$634
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$682
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$943
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$705
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$763
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$765
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$610
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$621
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$697