Taichung vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2514
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$352
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1422
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
85
86
😀 Quality of life
87
94
🏙️ Population
2.87M
2.79M

The cost of living in Taichung is 61% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5994th and 1059th ($942 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 351st and 46th 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
$4.76
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7194
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6745
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.94
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.28
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17517
$22670

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$889
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$989
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$1123
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$792
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$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
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$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684

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$2233
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$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
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$2030
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$1706
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$2046
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$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053