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Miao-li vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Miao-li is 28.1% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 60.4% less in Miao-li
Groceries: pay 25.1% less in Miao-li
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Miao-li
Housing: pay 71.5% less in Miao-li
Childcare: pay 29.0% more in Miao-li
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% less in Miao-li
Clothing: pay 29.5% less in Miao-li

The cost of childcare and transportation in Miao-li are more expensive than in Ottawa. Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Miao-li.

Miao-li vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Miao-li instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 60.4% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Miao-li
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$3.11 NT$97.41	-82.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$4.59 NT$143.55	-58.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$1.15 NT$35.89	-42.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.66 NT$20.51	-57.9%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 25.1% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Miao-li
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$1.36 NT$42.66	-50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$4.34 NT$135.86	-25.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$11.04 NT$345.45	+27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$2.16 NT$67.67	-38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$3.50 NT$109.45	-39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.43 NT$44.80	-25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.45 NT$13.95	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.17 NT$36.74	-27.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.30 NT$40.70	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$1.04 NT$32.56	-6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.82 NT$25.58	-44.0%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Miao-li
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$3.81 NT$119.11	-6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$35,064.72 NT$1,097,140.06	+43.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$9.50 NT$297.36	-35.9%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 71.5% less for housing

	Ottawa	Miao-li
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$18.64 NT$583.16	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$327.71 NT$10,253.65	-77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$163.85 NT$5,126.82	-86.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$48.36 NT$1,513.07	-59.3%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 29.0% more for childcare

	Ottawa	Miao-li
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$557.10 NT$17,431.20	-29.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$29,493.69 NT$922,828.09	+87.2%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Miao-li
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$1.54 NT$48.19	-73.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$2.35 NT$73.48	-37.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$6.23 NT$194.82	-51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$32.77 NT$1,025.36	-26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$9.83 NT$307.61	-8.9%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Miao-li
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$31.12 NT$973.58	-41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$16.39 NT$512.68	-57.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$65.53 NT$2,050.22	-24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$98.31 NT$3,076.09	+5.8%
Average			-29.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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