Taichung vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$366
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$3016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
78
😀 Quality of life
83
93
🏙️ Population
3.03M
662K

The cost of living in Taichung is 61% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5356th and 587th ($995 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Vancouver. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 343rd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Vancouver

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Taichung Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$14942

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$857
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$791
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$725
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$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
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$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758