Quebec City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$3273
🏠 One person rent	$826	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$1099
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$1659
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	38	94
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	549K	2.6M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 24% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3402nd and 4455th ($1632 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1st in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 300th and 388th 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	$15.8	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$17567

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1135
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$1030
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$942
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$802
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$868
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$993
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$695
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$1006
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$914
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$894
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$894
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$914
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$628
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$634
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$854
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$894
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$628
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$621
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$615
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$700
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$901
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$753
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$707
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$677
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$671
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$696
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$616
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$666
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$697
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$600
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$586
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$672
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$604
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$650
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$454
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$589