Montreal vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2515
🏠 One person rent	$992	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$653
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$1212
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	96	87
🏙️ Population	1.8M	2.35M

The cost of living in Montreal is 105% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2284th and 6085th ($1928 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 6th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 11th and 373rd 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	$16.8	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$17081

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$882
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$937
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1257
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$709
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$796
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$997
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$957
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$888
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$879
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$889
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$910
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$668
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$910
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$841
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$654
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$634
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$630
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$903
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$723
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$705
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$763
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$682
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$634
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$697
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$698
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$610
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$465
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$602
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$667
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$617
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$464