Ottawa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
1.02M
2.6M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 93% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1290th and 4715th ($2236 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st 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 Taipei. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 167th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605