Chongqing vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$180	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$2945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.8M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 71% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8185th and 2306th ($561 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 52nd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 2237th and 46th 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	$2.82	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$4789

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811