Montreal vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$984
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.87M

The cost of living in Montreal is 102% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2370th and 5994th ($1901 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 49th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Taichung

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Montreal Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684