Tainan vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2373
$5494
🏠 One person rent
$264
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$2320
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1446
$3648
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
86
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
1.85M
2.79M

The cost of living in Tainan is 63% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6264th and 897th ($910 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Tainan compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Tainan ranked 10th best city to live in Taiwan vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 2963rd and 29th 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
$5.5
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.3
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3159
$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$75
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5587
$20314

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$957
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$709
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$937
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$882
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$941
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$903
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$796
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$1108
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$630
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$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
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$723
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$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
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$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
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$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
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$698
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$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
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$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
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$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
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$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
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$621
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$697

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$2309
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$2357
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$2520
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$2222
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$2151
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$2360
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$2246
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$2079
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1605
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$2237
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2039
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$2046
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$2089
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$1910
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$1897
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$1950
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$2073
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$1801
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$2073
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$2083
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$2075
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$2087
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$1480
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$1901
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$2136
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$2144
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$1999
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$2277
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$2182
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$2115
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$2173
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$1992
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$2136
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2001
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$1870
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$2035
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$2029