Taoyuan vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$653
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$3629
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
78
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
2.35M
662K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 63% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6085th and 822nd ($941 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Taoyuan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 373rd and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Vancouver

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Taoyuan Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.68
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.99%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8065
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.07
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.62
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.57
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$541
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17081
$21986

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$1257
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$709
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$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
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$3559
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$3154
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$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
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$2915