Taichung vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$380
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$3278
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
85
78
😀 Quality of life
83
93
🏙️ Population
3.03M
662K

The cost of living in Taichung is 59% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5518th and 931st ($1006 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 541st and 87th 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
$4.87
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$19787

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$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

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$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
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$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
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$2723
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$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
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$2525
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$3269
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$3162
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$3313
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$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812