Montreal vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$992	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$1360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	1.8M	4.05M

The cost of living in Montreal is 74% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 2284th and 5023rd ($1928 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 2nd in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 11th and 252nd 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	$16.8	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$18576

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602