Montreal vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$928
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
1.76M
2.6M

The cost of living in Montreal is 56% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2281st and 4516th ($1821 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 30th and 209th 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
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$19102

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589