Kaohsiung vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kaohsiung	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2603	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$353	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1504	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 49% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5770th and 2370th ($971 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 64th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 281st and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Montreal

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	Kaohsiung	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.5	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.55%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4645	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3214	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.2	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.2	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13326	$6432

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$938
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$844
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$904
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$884
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$868
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$874
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$942
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$687
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$921
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$889
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$792
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$892
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1123
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$643
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$729
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$979
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$673
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$612
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$474
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$679
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$473
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$600
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$705
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$672
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$682
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$640
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$689
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$954
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$717
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$403
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$777
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$774
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$638
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$617

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828