Quebec City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3776
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$826
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1323
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$1459
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
85
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
549K
3.03M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 62% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3402nd and 5518th ($1632 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 300th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Quebec City Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$714
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1419
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1141
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9628
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3472
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.04
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$816
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6103
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1622
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1019
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1470
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1265
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1136
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1388
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1363
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1420
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1455
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1077
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1223
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1486
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1449
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1304
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1120
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1671
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1776
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1767
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1786
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1766
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1820
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1853
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1805
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1842
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2055
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1903
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1911
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1814
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1820
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1930
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1892
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1763

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650