Quebec City vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$834	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$1355
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	84
😀 Quality of life	86	81
🏙️ Population	549K	3.03M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 84% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2883rd and 6071st ($1644 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 6th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 310th and 521st 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	$15.4	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$18658

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732

Cities near Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671