Taoyuan vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$324
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1084
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
86
😀 Quality of life
83
94
🏙️ Population
2.33M
2.79M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 66% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6227th and 656th ($868 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 388th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Toronto

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Taoyuan Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7902
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4753
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.87
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.05
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.66
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.64
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$18156

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$828
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$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085