Taipei vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3144
$3633
🏠 One person rent
$586
$905
🏘️ Family rent
$1014
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1768
$961
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
8
😀 Quality of life
90
49
🏙️ Population
2.43M
24.7K

The cost of living in Taipei is 24% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4646th and 3452nd ($1248 vs $1637) 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 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 178th and 6808th 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
$5.53
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$684
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.8
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.34%
12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13487
$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8490
$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.95
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.1
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.48
$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$69
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$642
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16947
$8750

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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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$721
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1196
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1196
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$745
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$511
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$563
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$810
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$819
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$802
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$665
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$688
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$747
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$611
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$871
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$820
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$586
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$546
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$604
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$533
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$533
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$417
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$540
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$682
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$543
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$415