Quebec City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1658
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3837
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$840
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1268
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2472
$1361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
39
84
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
549K
3.03M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 67% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2827th and 5356th ($1658 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 3rd 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 Quebec City compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 204th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Quebec City Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.4
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$793
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1298
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.27%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10641
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3317
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.35
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.86
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.4
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.5
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1142
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6211
$13893

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721