Montreal vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$984
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.36M

The cost of living in Montreal is 92% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2370th and 5651st ($1901 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 49th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Taoyuan

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Montreal Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$19490

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473