Ottawa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
1.02M
2.33M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 158% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1290th and 6227th ($2236 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 167th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691