Quebec City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Quebec City vs Taoyuan

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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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Cities near Quebec City

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 Taoyuan

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