Taipei vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$537
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
2.6M
662K

The cost of living in Taipei is 54% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4516th and 587th ($1169 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 209th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Vancouver

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Taipei Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$14942

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758