Ottawa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2122
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4795
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3638
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
49
94
😀 Quality of life
91
90
🏙️ Population
1.02M
2.43M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 70% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 1688th and 4646th ($2122 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 141st and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Taipei

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Ottawa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.79
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1259
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2157
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1775
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.4
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.27%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4527
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4215
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.92
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$899
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17263
$16947

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612