Quebec City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$3182
🏠 One person rent	$873	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$1619
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	38	94
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	549K	2.44M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 35% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3269th and 4661st ($1695 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th 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 28th best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 332nd and 266th 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	$17.5	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$18442

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$997
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$941
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$796
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$882
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$937
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$709
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$957
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$888
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$879
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$889
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$910
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$656
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$668
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$910
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$654
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$634
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$630
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$705
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$903
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$763
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$723
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$677
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$682
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$697
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$634
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$698
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$610
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$598
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$667
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$617
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$665
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$465
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$602