Ottawa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
92
84
🏙️ Population
1.02M
2.33M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 122% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1744th and 5995th ($2096 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 7th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 129th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451