Taipei vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$535
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
78
😀 Quality of life
86
92
🏙️ Population
2.6M
662K

The cost of living in Taipei is 56% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4715th and 512th ($1158 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 311th and 100th 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
$5.98
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.41
🧅 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
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$16245

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743