Quebec City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quebec City	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1648	$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3908	$2637
🏠 One person rent	$829	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1438	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2878	$1536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	38	93
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	574K	2.36M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 67% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 3402nd and 5651st ($1648 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Quebec City ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 327th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Taoyuan

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	Quebec City	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.9	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.34	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1247	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.6	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.5	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6977	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2884	$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8149	$19490

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$889
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$921
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1123
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1248
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$792
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$979
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$942
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$874
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$868
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$884
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$904
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$673
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$938
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$844
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$679
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$672
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$648
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$643
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$892
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1039
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$729
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$717
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$774
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$689
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$687
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$640
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1042
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$686
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$705
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$677
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$617
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$474
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$612
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$611
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$696
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$628
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$473