Quebec City vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1791
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4030
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$919
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1392
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2544
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
39
95
😀 Quality of life
86
86
🏙️ Population
549K
2.6M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 55% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2544th and 4715th ($1791 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 1st in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quebec City compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 316th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quebec City Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.62
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.48
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$837
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1444
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1178
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8764
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3034
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.8
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.5
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$850
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6253
$18424

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Levis
$1766
80 km or 50 mi Thetford Mines
$1462
89 km or 55 mi Saint-Georges
$1509
102 km or 64 mi Victoriaville
$1211
114 km or 71 mi Trois-Rivieres
$1082
120 km or 74 mi Shawinigan
$1410
142 km or 88 mi Drummondville
$1645
166 km or 103 mi Sherbrooke
$1449
169 km or 105 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
170 km or 106 mi Riviere-du-Loup
$1613
178 km or 111 mi Saguenay
$1544
180 km or 112 mi Chicoutimi
$1566
187 km or 116 mi Magog
$1539
188 km or 117 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
192 km or 120 mi Joliette
$1540
195 km or 121 mi Alma
$1582
196 km or 122 mi Granby
$1187
201 km or 125 mi L'Assomption
$1740
206 km or 128 mi Beloeil
$1836
210 km or 131 mi Repentigny
$1823
211 km or 131 mi Varennes
$1845
212 km or 132 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
217 km or 135 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
218 km or 135 mi Mascouche
$1821
218 km or 136 mi Boucherville
$1878
220 km or 136 mi Chambly
$1901
223 km or 138 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
223 km or 139 mi Terrebonne
$1849
227 km or 141 mi Longueuil
$1896
228 km or 142 mi Brossard
$2057
229 km or 142 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
229 km or 143 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
231 km or 144 mi Montreal
$1954
234 km or 146 mi La Prairie
$1960
236 km or 146 mi Westmount
$1861
236 km or 146 mi Mount Royal
$1871
238 km or 148 mi Laval
$1996
238 km or 148 mi Candiac
$1927
241 km or 150 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
241 km or 150 mi Boisbriand
$1751

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605