Quebec City vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quebec City	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1658	$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3837	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$840	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$1268	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2472	$1180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	39	93
😀 Quality of life	87	86
🏙️ Population	549K	2.29M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 93% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2827th and 6163rd ($1658 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 109th and 10th in Canada and Taiwan, respectively. Check Canada vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Quebec City compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Quebec City ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 204th and 264th 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	$15.7	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$793	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$689	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1046	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.6	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.27%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10641	$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3317	$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.2	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.86	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.5	$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1142	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6211	$13937

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$917
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$860
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1011
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1169
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$746
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$863
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$860
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$890
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$857
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$725
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$675
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$913
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$952
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$664
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$694
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$689
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$676
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$851
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$721
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$744
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$787
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$678
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$735
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$667
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$741
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$719
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$655
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$588
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$811
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$725
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$644
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$716