Ottawa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2515
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$1212
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	49	93
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	1.02M	2.35M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 127% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1668th and 6085th ($2133 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 123rd and 373rd 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	$16.4	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$17081

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464