Taipei vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3254
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$567
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$1230
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1684
$3246
😷 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 53% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4534th and 819th ($1181 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 339th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.1%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13635
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19749
$17240

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2495
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2047
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2527
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2692
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1810
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2598
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2589
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2637
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2642
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2973
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2155
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2625
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2718
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2882
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2462
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3239
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3015
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3273
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2826
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2759