Kaohsiung vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$361
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
100
😀 Quality of life
83
93
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.8M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 49% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5750th and 2225th ($956 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 51st in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 417th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$6.26
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$5725

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$814
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$788
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$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692