Montreal vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$969
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$1477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
74
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.87M

The cost of living in Montreal is 113% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2306th and 6262nd ($1903 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 12th 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 4th best city to live in Canada vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 46th and 549th 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
$16.2
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$6518

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696