Montreal vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$3182
🏠 One person rent	$992	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$1619
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	1.8M	2.44M

The cost of living in Montreal is 53% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2284th and 4661st ($1928 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 11th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Taipei

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	Montreal	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$18442

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$997
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$941
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$796
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$882
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$937
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$709
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$957
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$888
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$879
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$889
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$910
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$656
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$668
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$910
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$654
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$634
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$630
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$705
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$903
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$763
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$723
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$677
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$682
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$697
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$634
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$698
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$610
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$598
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$667
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$617
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$665
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$465
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$602