Montreal vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$2973
🏠 One person rent	$984	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$836
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$1386
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	1.9M	4.04M

The cost of living in Montreal is 69% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2370th and 4931st ($1901 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 2nd in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 49th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs New Taipei

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	Montreal	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$21429

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612