Taoyuan vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$408
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1536
$3517
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
86
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
2.36M
2.79M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 59% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5651st and 1059th ($989 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 245th and 46th 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
$4.32
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.16%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4746
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.13
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.04
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.63
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19490
$22670

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$889
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$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053