Kaohsiung vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kaohsiung	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$999	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$382	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$672	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.9	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1411	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	87	96
🏙️ Population	2.72M	1.8M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 48% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5666th and 2284th ($999 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 364th and 11th 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	$3.78	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.07	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.1	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.43%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4856	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3306	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.42	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.53	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11481	$5550

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$910
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$841
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$910
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$889
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$879
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$888
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$957
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$709
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$937
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$882
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$796
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$903
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1108
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$630
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$723
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$997
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$668
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$602
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$465
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$656
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$464
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$589
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$698
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$654
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$673
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$634
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$682
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$943
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$416
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$765
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$763
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$621
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$610

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805