Taipei vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3254
$3864
🏠 One person rent
$567
$837
🏘️ Family rent
$1230
$1959
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1684
$861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
8
😀 Quality of life
86
59
🏙️ Population
2.6M
24.7K

The cost of living in Taipei is 21% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4534th and 3454th ($1181 vs $1495) 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 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 339th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$3.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.1%
16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13635
$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19749
$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$711
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1465
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1100
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1105
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$706
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$447
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$498
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$808
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$667
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$671
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$745
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$580
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$712
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$785
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$552
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$523
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$507
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$545
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$352
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$486
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$561
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$660
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$541
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$408