Montreal vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$928
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
1.76M
2.29M

The cost of living in Montreal is 111% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2281st and 6163rd ($1821 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 30th and 264th 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
$15.9
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716