Taipei vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$535
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
8
😀 Quality of life
86
58
🏙️ Population
2.6M
24.7K

The cost of living in Taipei is 25% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4715th and 3466th ($1158 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Taiwan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Taiwan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taipei compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 311th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Victoria

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Taipei Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482