Taichung vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$348
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$3629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
85
78
😀 Quality of life
86
93
🏙️ Population
2.87M
662K

The cost of living in Taichung is 62% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5984th and 822nd ($957 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 409th and 53rd 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
$4.75
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$21986

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$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
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$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
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$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
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$3559
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$3154
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$3292
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$2896
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$2915