Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Canada

North Vancouver vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 97.6% more expensive than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 6.7% more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 41.2% more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 6.1% less in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 5.3% more in North Vancouver

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in North Vancouver are more expensive than in HsinChu. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in North Vancouver.

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North Vancouver vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of HsinChu, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	HsinChu	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$122.24	$21.04 CA$29.79	+458.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$152.81	$9.12 CA$12.91	+93.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$30.39	$2.28 CA$3.23	+143.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.56	$1.72 CA$2.43	+147.2%
Average			+227.0%

HsinChu vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.7% more for groceries

	HsinChu	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$55.21	$2.76 CA$3.91	+62.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$585.75	$6.88 CA$9.73	-61.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$352.84	$7.40 CA$10.48	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$90.16	$3.16 CA$4.47	+13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$101.66	$6.21 CA$8.79	+98.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$39.28	$1.88 CA$2.66	+55.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.97	$0.65 CA$0.91	-43.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$48.52	$1.97 CA$2.79	+31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$45.28	$1.83 CA$2.59	+31.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.66	$1.29 CA$1.82	+20.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.66	$1.26 CA$1.78	+17.7%
Average			+6.7%

HsinChu vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.2% more for transportation

	HsinChu	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$124.17	$4.82 CA$6.83	+26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,303.94	$98.37 CA$139.26	+144.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$183.37	$14.86 CA$21.04	+163.0%
Average			+41.2%

HsinChu vs. North Vancouver - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	HsinChu	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$695.94	$52.60 CA$74.47	+145.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$14,153.16	$1,788.51 CA$2,532.08	+310.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,427.21	$1,539.52 CA$2,179.58	+492.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,536.64	$98.03 CA$138.79	+25.4%
Average			+287.8%

HsinChu vs. North Vancouver - Cost of housing

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pay 6.1% less for childcare

	HsinChu	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,448.84	$1,040.67 CA$1,473.32	+38.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$541K	$10,637.54 CA$15,060.10	-36.2%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$61.12	$4.73 CA$6.70	+151.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$96.78	$4.14 CA$5.86	+38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$14.03 CA$19.86	+257.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,680.86	$30.33 CA$42.95	-41.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$325.98	$11.92 CA$16.88	+18.7%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 5.3% more for clothing

	HsinChu	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,859.13	$63.12 CA$89.37	+10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,158.77	$37.41 CA$52.96	+4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,546.75	$80.66 CA$114.19	+2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,438.12	$109.88 CA$155.57	+3.7%
Average			+5.3%

HsinChu vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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