Taichung vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$348
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$3648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
85
86
😀 Quality of life
86
95
🏙️ Population
2.87M
2.79M

The cost of living in Taichung is 62% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5984th and 897th ($957 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 409th and 29th 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
$4.75
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$20314

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$709
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$910
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$937
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$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
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$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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$2309
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$2357
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$2520
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2222
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2151
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2360
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2246
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2046
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2089
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1910
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1897
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1950
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1801
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2073
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2083
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2075
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2087
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1480
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1901
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2136
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1999
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2277
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2182
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2115
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2173
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1992
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1870
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2035
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$1735
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$2027
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$2034
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2029