Montreal vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$969
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$1051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
84
🏙️ Population
1.8M
2.33M

The cost of living in Montreal is 102% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2306th and 5995th ($1903 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 46th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$14970

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451