Montreal vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$986
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
1.76M
2.6M

The cost of living in Montreal is 69% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2002nd and 4715th ($1954 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 60th and 311th 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
$16.6
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.59
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$8.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$18424

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605