New Taipei vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Taipei	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$482	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1360	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	38
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	4.05M	549K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 35% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5023rd and 3269th ($1108 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 113th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 252nd and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Quebec City

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	New Taipei	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13830	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7127	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.67	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.19	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.75	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$656	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18576	$7052

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934