Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 67.0% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$201.04
|
$17.96
CA$25.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.84
|
$10.78
CA$15.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.65
|
$2.17
CA$3.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$1.53
CA$2.18
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.43
|
$2.65
CA$3.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$272.29
|
$6.28
CA$8.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$350.19
|
$9.92
CA$14.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.36
|
$3.31
CA$4.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.96
|
$5.89
CA$8.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.05
|
$1.93
CA$2.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.94
|
$0.64
CA$0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.54
|
$1.44
CA$2.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.56
|
$1.69
CA$2.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.24
|
$1.20
CA$1.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.09
|
$1.31
CA$1.86
|
|
pay 61.4% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.80
|
$4.15
CA$5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,206.25
|
$92.50
CA$131.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,129,857.18
|
$24,412.64
CA$34,759.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.49
|
$18.80
CA$26.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$781.57
|
$50.21
CA$71.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,514.24
|
$1,425.51
CA$2,029.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,130.16
|
$1,269.57
CA$1,807.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,068.51
|
$131.33
CA$187.00
|
|
pay 36.5% more for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,836.16
|
$999.72
CA$1,423.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$594,191.40
|
$19,936.07
CA$28,385.98
|
|
pay 83.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Ottawa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.44
|
$5.75
CA$8.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.09
|
$3.71
CA$5.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.63
|
$12.93
CA$18.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,245.79
|
$46.27
CA$65.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.67
|
$10.78
CA$15.35
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Ottawa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,821.44
|
$57.20
CA$81.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,012.90
|
$44.39
CA$63.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,772.06
|
$97.78
CA$139.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,362.89
|
$110.86
CA$157.84
|
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