Taichung vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$346
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
78
😀 Quality of life
80
92
🏙️ Population
3.03M
662K

The cost of living in Taichung is 65% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6052nd and 512th ($931 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 496th and 100th 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
$3.77
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.41
🧅 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
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$16245

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$841
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$818
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51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
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$707
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$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$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
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2502
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$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
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$3229
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$2908
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$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743