Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 25.0% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Canada, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.42
|
$3.59
NT$110.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$11.84
|
$4.92
NT$150.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.38
|
$0.95
NT$29.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$1.97
|
$0.65
NT$19.91
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
|
Canada
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.07
|
$2.04
NT$62.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.24
|
$7.52
NT$230.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.22
|
$11.74
NT$360.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.08
|
$2.75
NT$84.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.45
|
$3.63
NT$111.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.18
|
$2.03
NT$62.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.91
|
$0.91
NT$27.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.15
|
$1.30
NT$39.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.30
|
$1.46
NT$44.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.51
|
$1.15
NT$35.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.49
|
$1.07
NT$32.74
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
|
Canada
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.66
|
$3.88
NT$119.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$84.71
|
$35.38
NT$1,085.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,332.07
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,012,192.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$22.80
|
$9.61
NT$294.71
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$85.98
|
$23.53
NT$721.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,432.20
|
$354.11
NT$10,864.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,279.15
|
$268.52
NT$8,238.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$150.67
|
$56.71
NT$1,739.82
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,002.85
|
$460.31
NT$14,123.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$17,851.98
|
$11,465.74
NT$351,788.30
|
|
pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.27
|
$1.86
NT$56.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.45
|
$2.74
NT$84.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.06
|
$3.84
NT$117.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$58.39
|
$38.91
NT$1,193.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.69
|
$9.51
NT$291.83
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Canada
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$66.96
|
$66.92
NT$2,053.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$49.57
|
$31.08
NT$953.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$104.76
|
$79.12
NT$2,427.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$131.34
|
$112.81
NT$3,461.05
|
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