Quebec City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quebec City Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1791
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4030
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$919
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1392
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2544
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
93
😀 Quality of life
86
83
🏙️ Population
549K
2.33M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 106% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2544th and 6227th ($1791 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 316th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quebec City Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.62
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$4.48
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$837
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1444
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1178
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.5
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.3
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8764
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3034
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.8
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$82.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$850
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6253
$13630

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691