Foshan vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$230	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	72	96
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.8M

The cost of living in Foshan is 68% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7844th and 2284th ($611 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 58th 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 Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 3253rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Montreal

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	Foshan	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.62	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$5550

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805