Changsha vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$190
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
68
93
🏙️ Population
10M
1.8M

The cost of living in Changsha is 69% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7932nd and 2225th ($577 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th 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 Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 3100th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Montreal

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Changsha Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$5725

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558

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