Hangzhou vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$805
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2398
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$369
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.8
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
72
93
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.8M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 57% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6419th and 2225th ($805 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 Hangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1916th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Montreal

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Hangzhou Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.6
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8089
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4179
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.71
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.93
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.5
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.51
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$441
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31296
$5725

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$716
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$573
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$650
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$677
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$642
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$868
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$695
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$587
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$708
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$654
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$670
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$700
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$672
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1097
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$665
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$645
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$984
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$702
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$657
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$590
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$642
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$616
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$643
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$682
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$607
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$602
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$631
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$691
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$621
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$603
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$522
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$666
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$671
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$644
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$746

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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