Changsha vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$178
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$2722
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
70
95
🏙️ Population
10M
1.76M

The cost of living in Changsha is 71% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8258th and 2281st ($533 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 76th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 2707th and 30th 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
$3.13
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$7624

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576