Ottawa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$2637
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$1536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	49	93
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.36M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 114% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1688th and 5651st ($2122 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 141st and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Taoyuan

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	Ottawa	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$889
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$921
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1248
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$792
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$979
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$942
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$874
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$868
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$884
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$904
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$673
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$938
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$844
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$679
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$672
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$648
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$643
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$892
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$729
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$717
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$774
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$689
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$687
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$640
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$686
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$705
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$677
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$617
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$474
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$612
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$696
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$628
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$473