Taichung vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2706
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$308
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1355
$3246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
78
😀 Quality of life
81
92
🏙️ Population
3.03M
662K

The cost of living in Taichung is 64% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6071st and 819th ($894 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 521st and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.57
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5817
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3737
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.67
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.83
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18658
$17240

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$681
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$2093
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$2973
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$2155
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$2718
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