Chongqing vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$226	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.76M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 66% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7185th and 2002nd ($662 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 54th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1966th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Montreal

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	Chongqing	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$6957

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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