Kaohsiung vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2684	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$361	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1264	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	38
😀 Quality of life	83	86
🏙️ Population	2.73M	549K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 42% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5750th and 2883rd ($956 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 417th and 310th 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	$3.82	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.7	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.8	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.72	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.25	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.97	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.18	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.3	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.75	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$378	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10905	$6012

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$814
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$788
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$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

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732