Taipei vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
86
😀 Quality of life
86
94
🏙️ Population
2.6M
2.79M

The cost of living in Taipei is 55% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4715th and 656th ($1158 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Taipei compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 311th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Toronto

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Taipei Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$18156

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$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
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$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
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$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
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085