Taichung vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$380
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$3342
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
85
86
😀 Quality of life
83
99
🏙️ Population
3.03M
2.79M

The cost of living in Taichung is 59% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5518th and 918th ($1006 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 541st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Toronto

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Taichung Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$17676

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$802
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$1313
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$894
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$1030
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$854
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$1002
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$634
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$615
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$621
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$901
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$628
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$707
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$628
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$681
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$1078
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$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
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$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
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$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
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$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
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$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
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$600
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$696
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$666
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$2241
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$2326
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$2463
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$2242
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$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
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$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
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$2038
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$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
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$1705
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$2049
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$2044
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$2045
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$2010
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$1443
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$1844
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$2096
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$2071
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$1928
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$2187
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$2124
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$2082
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$2109
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$1936
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$2083
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$1971
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$1868
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$2021
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$2031
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$2043