Kaohsiung vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2619	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$339	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1088	$2472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	81	39
😀 Quality of life	84	87
🏙️ Population	2.73M	549K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 44% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5786th and 2827th ($932 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 109th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 320th and 204th 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	$3.13	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.3	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.21%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2490	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.02	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.2	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$313	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12618	$6211

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$913
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$952
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$725
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$791
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$857
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$890
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$995
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$746
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$860
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$917
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$863
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$851
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1011
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$676
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$721
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$860
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$675
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$588
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$664
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$716
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$738
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$694
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$799
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$667
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$678
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1083
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$744
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$487
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$891
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$787
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$837
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$655

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813