Montreal vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$986	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$1084
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	93	83
🏙️ Population	1.76M	2.33M

The cost of living in Montreal is 125% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6227th ($1954 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 Montreal compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 60th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Taoyuan

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	Montreal	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$13630

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

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