Guangzhou vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$322
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$2945
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
75
95
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.8M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 60% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6838th and 2306th ($758 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 2100th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Montreal

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Guangzhou Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$4789

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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