Tainan vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2373
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$264
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1446
$3629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
78
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
1.85M
662K

The cost of living in Tainan is 64% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6264th and 822nd ($910 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Tainan compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Tainan ranked 10th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 2963rd and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Vancouver

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Tainan Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.3
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3159
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5587
$21986

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$999
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$910
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$889
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$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
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$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$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
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
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$697

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$2478
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$2240
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$2457
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$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
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$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
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$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
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
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$2915