Changsha vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$222
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$2805
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
68
93
🏙️ Population
10M
1.76M

The cost of living in Changsha is 70% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7989th and 2002nd ($582 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 3254th and 60th 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
$2.87
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

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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