Montreal vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$986
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
93
80
🏙️ Population
1.76M
3.03M

The cost of living in Montreal is 110% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6052nd ($1954 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 60th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716