Beijing vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$575	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$2742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.8M

The cost of living in Beijing is 45% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5387th and 2225th ($1016 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 51st in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 989th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Montreal

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	Beijing	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$5725

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692