Cost of living comparison
Canada is 74.1% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Canada instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.47
NT$103.36
|
$14.02
CA$18.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
NT$139.65
|
$8.79
CA$11.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
NT$28.47
|
$1.76
CA$2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NT$21.18
|
$1.47
CA$1.91
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
NT$58.17
|
$2.30
CA$2.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.10
NT$300.54
|
$5.78
CA$7.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.80
NT$351.22
|
$7.70
CA$9.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
NT$70.33
|
$2.99
CA$3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
NT$102.00
|
$4.77
CA$6.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
NT$46.00
|
$1.61
CA$2.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
NT$24.82
|
$0.70
CA$0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
NT$30.68
|
$1.59
CA$2.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$37.84
|
$1.67
CA$2.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$32.79
|
$1.13
CA$1.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
NT$26.32
|
$1.02
CA$1.32
|
|
pay 57.3% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
NT$112.99
|
$5.83
CA$7.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.90
NT$978.81
|
$68.41
CA$88.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,482.36
NT$996,284.45
|
$21,651.51
CA$28,048.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.27
NT$245.99
|
$16.78
CA$21.73
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.95
NT$682.76
|
$65.32
CA$84.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.82
NT$11,361.27
|
$1,070.21
CA$1,386.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.62
NT$8,260.85
|
$940.11
CA$1,217.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.04
NT$1,667.46
|
$106.32
CA$137.73
|
|
pay 49.2% more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$481.16
NT$14,317.25
|
$809.11
CA$1,048.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,528.17
NT$313,271.07
|
$13,706.92
CA$17,756.49
|
|
pay 87.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
NT$50.91
|
$4.87
CA$6.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
NT$74.34
|
$3.36
CA$4.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
NT$120.76
|
$12.29
CA$15.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.81
NT$1,184.46
|
$43.19
CA$55.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
NT$286.26
|
$10.42
CA$13.50
|
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pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.93
NT$1,902.32
|
$50.05
CA$64.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
NT$877.48
|
$36.24
CA$46.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.98
NT$2,320.47
|
$79.97
CA$103.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.89
NT$3,477.99
|
$99.66
CA$129.10
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