Tainan vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2737
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$262
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1275
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
74
86
😀 Quality of life
80
94
🏙️ Population
1.87M
2.79M

The cost of living in Tainan is 67% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6292nd and 656th ($841 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th 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 Tainan compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 499th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Toronto

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Tainan Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.06
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2874
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2280
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.87
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.3
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.3
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18526
$18156

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$698
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$828
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$868
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$821
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$745
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$1060
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$654
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$1158
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$666
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$807
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$1028
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$661
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$731
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$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
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$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
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$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
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$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
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$673
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$1014
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$719
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$1231
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$776
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$801
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$643
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$629
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$2332
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$2472
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$2618
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$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
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$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
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$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
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$1873
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$1853
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$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
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$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
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$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
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$2007
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$2085