Quebec City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1644
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3738
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$834
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1281
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2588
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
38
95
😀 Quality of life
86
86
🏙️ Population
549K
2.6M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 39% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2883rd and 4534th ($1644 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 310th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quebec City Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.58
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$727
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1395
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8350
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3529
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.2
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.05
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$794
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6012
$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581