Kaohsiung vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kaohsiung	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$971	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2603	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$353	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$606	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1504	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	38
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	2.71M	574K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 41% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5770th and 3402nd ($971 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 281st and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Quebec City

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	Kaohsiung	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.32	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$349	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.5	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.2	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.55%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4645	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3214	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.2	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.65	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.99	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.74	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.41	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.2	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13326	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913