Quebec City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$873	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$1411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	85
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	549K	2.87M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 77% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3269th and 5984th ($1695 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 332nd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Taichung

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	Quebec City	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$17495

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$888
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$879
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$709
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$889
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$937
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$882
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$941
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1108
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$796
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1257
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$910
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$997
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$841
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$668
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$634
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$903
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$723
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$654
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$682
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$698
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$634
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$705
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$602
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$465
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$763
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$464
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$673
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$589
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$677
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$610
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$697
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$665