Kaohsiung vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2781
$4432
🏠 One person rent
$388
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$1635
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$584
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$2862
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
85
95
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.8M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 45% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5440th and 2252nd ($1060 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 54th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 399th and 44th 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
$4.18
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.5
$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.52
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$6.07
 Cappuccino
$3.19
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$1048
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$857
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$748
$1880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$48.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$6954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3389
$4776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.3
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.81
$18.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.6
$2.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.21
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.88
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$4.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13047
$5813

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$936
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$892
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$961
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$931
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$927
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$937
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1026
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$737
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$1001
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$943
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$995
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$846
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$940
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1238
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1356
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$634
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$698
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$646
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1079
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$633
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$673
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$588
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$684
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$450
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$575
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$654
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1202
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$652
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$610
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$638
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$929
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1203
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$690
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$439
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$762
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$740
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$607

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1860
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1836
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1879
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1847
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1856
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2097
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1941
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1856
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1922
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1890
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1877
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1903
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1965
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1866
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1870
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1871
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1818
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1828
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1890
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1805
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1871
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1815
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1797
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1838
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1808
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1823
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1830
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1704
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1884
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1747
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1818
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1786
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1616
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1966
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1478
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1143
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1583
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1722