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Zhubei City vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Zhubei City is 20.7% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 60.1% less in Zhubei City
Groceries: pay 2.0% more in Zhubei City
Transportation: pay 2.0% more in Zhubei City
Housing: pay 63.3% less in Zhubei City
Childcare: pay 10.8% less in Zhubei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.3% less in Zhubei City
Clothing: pay 17.3% more in Zhubei City

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

Zhubei City vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zhubei City instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 60.1% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Zhubei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$4.92 NT$153.80	-72.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$5.41 NT$169.19	-50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$0.87 NT$27.34	-56.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.62 NT$19.32	-60.4%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 2.0% more for groceries

	Ottawa	Zhubei City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$1.97 NT$61.52	-27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$6.43 NT$201.10	+9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$11.62 NT$363.56	+34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$2.82 NT$88.18	-19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$3.56 NT$111.25	-38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.93 NT$60.46	+1.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$1.09 NT$34.15	+81.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.04 NT$32.44	-36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.56 NT$48.84	-6.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$1.64 NT$51.16	+47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$1.10 NT$34.42	-24.6%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 2.0% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Zhubei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$3.82 NT$119.38	-5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$37,686.38 NT$1,179,169.22	+54.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$8.52 NT$266.59	-42.5%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 63.3% less for housing

	Ottawa	Zhubei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$22.93 NT$717.41	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$203.18 NT$6,357.26	-83.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$56.76 NT$1,775.99	-52.3%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 10.8% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Zhubei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$655.42 NT$20,507.29	-16.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$14,992.63 NT$469,104.28	-4.8%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Zhubei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$2.29 NT$71.78	-60.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$3.36 NT$105.10	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$4.92 NT$153.80	-62.0%
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	$10.49 NT$328.12	-2.8%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 17.3% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Zhubei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$81.93 NT$2,563.41	+55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$37.28 NT$1,166.35	-4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$95.04 NT$2,973.56	+9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$101.58 NT$3,178.43	+9.3%
Average			+17.3%

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