Chongqing vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$224
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.8M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 66% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7340th and 2225th ($634 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 51st in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1675th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chongqing Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$5725

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539

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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