Montreal vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$928
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
1.76M
3.03M

The cost of living in Montreal is 83% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2281st and 5356th ($1821 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 30th and 343rd 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
$15.9
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$13893

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721