Montreal vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$940
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
1.8M
2.33M

The cost of living in Montreal is 112% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2225th and 6171st ($1857 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 51st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443