New Taipei vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New Taipei	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1011	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2876	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$394	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$948	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1496	$2472
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	4.36M	549K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 39% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5229th and 2827th ($1011 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 109th in Taiwan and Canada, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Quebec City. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 181st and 204th 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	$4.75	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1097	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$766	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5036	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.98	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.45	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.86	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.42	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.4	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.3	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11035	$6211

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1169
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$861
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$860
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$863
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$917
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$860
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$746
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$995
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$890
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$857
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$791
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$664
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$675
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$952
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$913
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$694
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$689
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$676
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$744
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$851
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$787
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$721
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$678
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$735
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$667
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$741
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$719
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$811
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$725
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$644
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$588
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$721
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813