Montreal vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$940
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
1.8M
2.6M

The cost of living in Montreal is 57% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2225th and 4534th ($1857 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 51st and 339th 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
$15.9
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$19749

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Cities near Montreal

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581