Quebec City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$2751
🏠 One person rent	$919	$346
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$902
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$1368
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	39	84
😀 Quality of life	86	80
🏙️ Population	549K	3.03M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 92% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2544th and 6052nd ($1791 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 5th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 316th and 496th 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	$18.6	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$13638

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$841
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$818
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$698
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$761
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$707
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$864
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$828
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$868
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1060
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$745
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1158
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$841
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$1028
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$801
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$661
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$654
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$666
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$821
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$807
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$683
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$673
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$713
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$642
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$719
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$605
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$592
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$776
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$691
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$795
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$726
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$712
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$643
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$719
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$702
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$716