Montreal vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$928
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
1.76M
1.87M

The cost of living in Montreal is 99% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2281st and 5887th ($1821 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 7th 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 Tainan. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 30th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tainan

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Montreal Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741