New Taipei vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New Taipei	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2973	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$482	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$836	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1386	$2878
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	38
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	4.04M	574K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 32% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4931st and 3402nd ($1123 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 116th 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 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 183rd and 327th 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	$4.72	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$577	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.82%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7371	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.16	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.1	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.32	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.73	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.6	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$650	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21429	$8149

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1248
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$989
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$979
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$792
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$889
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$921
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$687
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$942
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$874
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$884
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$904
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$679
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$673
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$844
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$938
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$672
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$648
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$643
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$717
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$892
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$774
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$729
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$689
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$687
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$640
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$686
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$677
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$705
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$617
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$611
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$696
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$628
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$474
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$684
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$612

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913