Kaohsiung vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$4030
🏠 One person rent
$342
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1392
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$2544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
39
😀 Quality of life
83
86
🏙️ Population
2.73M
549K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 48% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6046th and 2544th ($932 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 389th and 316th 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
$3.76
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$6.62
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$6253

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Quebec City

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1766
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1462
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1509
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1211
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1082
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1410
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1645
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1449
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1613
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1544
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1566
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1540
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1582
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1187
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1740
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1836
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1823
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1845
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1821
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1878
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1901
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1849
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1896
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2057
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1954
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1960
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1861
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1871
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1996
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1927
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1751