Taipei vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3144
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$586
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$1014
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1768
$3446
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
78
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
2.43M
662K

The cost of living in Taipei is 50% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4646th and 890th ($1248 vs $2505) 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 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 178th and 62nd 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
$5.53
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$684
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.8
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.34%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13487
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8490
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.95
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16947
$21273

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884