Taichung vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$346
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
86
😀 Quality of life
80
94
🏙️ Population
3.03M
2.79M

The cost of living in Taichung is 64% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6052nd and 656th ($931 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 496th and 52nd 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
$3.77
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$18156

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$868
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$1060
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$745
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$1158
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$841
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$1028
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$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$661
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$654
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$666
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$821
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$706
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$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
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$702
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$716

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$2332
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$2472
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$2618
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$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
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$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
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$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
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$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
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$2009
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$2007
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$1814
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$2085