Taipei vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Taipei | Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Taipei is 17% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4455th and 3601st ($1313 vs $1585) 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 1.3 months in Taipei compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Taipei ranked 3rd best city to live in Taiwan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 388th and 5581st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Taipei
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.6 km or 6 mi |  New Taipei | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Keelung | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Yilan | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Zhubei | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Miaoli | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Taichung | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Changhua | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Nantou | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Douliu | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Chiayi | |
| 252 km or 157 mi |  Fuzhou | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Putian | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Taitung | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Tainan | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Ningde | |
| 276 km or 172 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Rui'an | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kinmen | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Xiamen | |
| 371 km or 230 mi | Wenling | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Nanping | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Lishui | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Sanming | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Linhai | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Longyan | |
| 461 km or 286 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Jinhua | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Yiwu | |
| 508 km or 316 mi | Quzhou | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Shangrao | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 525 km or 326 mi | Shantou |
Cities near Victoria
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 1346 km or 836 mi |  Mogadishu | |
| 1443 km or 897 mi |  Mamoudzou | |
| 1470 km or 914 mi |  Domoni | |
| 1556 km or 967 mi | Moroni | |
| 1569 km or 975 mi | Baidoa | |
| 1642 km or 1020 mi |  Toamasina | |
| 1709 km or 1062 mi |  Malindi | |
| 1730 km or 1075 mi |  Goodlands | |
| 1730 km or 1075 mi | Triolet | |
| 1742 km or 1083 mi | Port Louis | |
| 1749 km or 1087 mi | Centre de Flacq | |
| 1751 km or 1088 mi | Quatre Bornes | |
| 1752 km or 1088 mi | Bambous | |
| 1752 km or 1088 mi | Mombasa | |
| 1759 km or 1093 mi | Curepipe | |
| 1771 km or 1100 mi | Mahebourg | |
| 1805 km or 1122 mi |  Dar es Salaam | |
| 1807 km or 1123 mi | Zanzibar | |
| 1808 km or 1123 mi | Saint-Denis | |
| 1808 km or 1123 mi | Stone Town | |
| 1810 km or 1124 mi | Antananarivo | |
| 1811 km or 1125 mi | Sainte-Suzanne | |
| 1813 km or 1126 mi | Tanga | |
| 1813 km or 1126 mi | La Possession | |
| 1814 km or 1127 mi | Le Port | |
| 1817 km or 1129 mi | Saint-Andre | |
| 1822 km or 1132 mi | Saint-Paul | |
| 1825 km or 1134 mi | Saint-Benoit | |
| 1840 km or 1143 mi | Saint-Leu | |
| 1852 km or 1151 mi | Le Tampon | |
| 1859 km or 1155 mi | Saint-Pierre | |
| 1863 km or 1158 mi | Saint-Joseph | |
| 1881 km or 1169 mi |  Pemba | |
| 1925 km or 1196 mi | Antsirabe | |
| 1953 km or 1214 mi | Nacala | |
| 1983 km or 1232 mi | Morogoro | |
| 2014 km or 1252 mi | Moshi | |
| 2021 km or 1256 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 2045 km or 1271 mi | Meru | |
| 2049 km or 1273 mi | Machakos |