Quebec City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quebec City	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1658	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3837	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$840	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1268	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2472	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	39	95
😀 Quality of life	87	87
🏙️ Population	549K	2.6M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 42% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2827th and 4516th ($1658 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 1st in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 204th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Taipei

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	Quebec City	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.27%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10641	$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.86	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.4	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.5	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1142	$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6211	$19102

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1011
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$860
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$861
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$863
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$917
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$860
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$746
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$995
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$890
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$857
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$791
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$725
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$664
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$675
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$952
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$913
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$694
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$689
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$676
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$744
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$851
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$787
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$721
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$735
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$678
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$741
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$667
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$719
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$713
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$655
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$811
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$725
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$644
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$721
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$588
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$589