Taoyuan vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2376
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$308
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1180
$3016
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
78
😀 Quality of life
86
93
🏙️ Population
2.29M
662K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 66% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6163rd and 587th ($861 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Taoyuan ranked 3rd best city to live in Taiwan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 264th and 60th 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
$3.82
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$758
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7365
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4810
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.01
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.69
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.2
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13937
$14942

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$917
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$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758