Kaohsiung vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kaohsiung	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$999	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$382	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$672	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.9	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1411	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	38
😀 Quality of life	87	88
🏙️ Population	2.72M	549K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 41% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5666th and 3269th ($999 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 113th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 364th and 332nd 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	$3.78	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.6	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.07	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$289	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$745	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.1	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.43%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4856	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3306	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.42	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.53	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.74	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$450	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11481	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934