Montreal vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$940
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1362
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
93
81
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.87M

The cost of living in Montreal is 128% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2225th and 6380th ($1857 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 51st and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$6108

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682