Ottawa vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
90
86
🏙️ Population
1.02M
2.29M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 152% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1355th and 6163rd ($2170 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 10th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 117th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716