Quebec City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1648
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3908
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$829
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1438
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2878
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
85
😀 Quality of life
87
87
🏙️ Population
574K
2.87M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 75% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3402nd and 5994th ($1648 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 6th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 327th and 351st 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
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.34
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$907
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$680
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1247
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.6
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.49%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6977
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2884
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8149
$17517

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684