Taiwan
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Taiwan
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Taiwan is about 0.78× Canada.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. A bar running right means Taiwan is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than Canada
Canada = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 1×
Taiwan is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Taiwan, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 1.3× what it does in Canada — but Big Mac costs only 0.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.26Taiwan
C$0.06
USD 0.043Canada
C$0.05
USD 0.034
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.15Taiwan
C$1,302
TWD 29,900Canada
C$1,129
CAD 1,129
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.87Taiwan
C$69.61
TWD 1,599Canada
C$79.99
CAD 79.99
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.80Taiwan
C$0.14
USD 0.098Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.68Taiwan
C$1.38
USD 0.968Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.58Taiwan
C$1.27
USD 0.89Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.45Taiwan
C$3.43
TWD 78Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+8%
in TWD
72 → 78
72 → 78
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+5%
in CAD
It rose 8% in local currency, but 5% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Taiwan's inflation.
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