Hefei vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$730
$1949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1863
$4600
🏠 One person rent
$280
$982
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1703
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$2800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
65
93
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.76M

The cost of living in Hefei is 63% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6761st and 2014th ($730 vs $1949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 53rd 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 Hefei compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4175th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Montreal

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Hefei Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$6.82
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1045
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$76.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$43.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4006
$7467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2108
$4409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.61
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$3.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.68
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.56
$32.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$246
$674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8616
$6998

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$651
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$705
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$659
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$745
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$706
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$904
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$671
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$772
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$635
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$644
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$769
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$649
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$647
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$637
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$535
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$648
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$704
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$689
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$628
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$658
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$700
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$616
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$620
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$626
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$632
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$700
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$653
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$707
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$693
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$666
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$527
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1858
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1895
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1886
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2059
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1945
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1887
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1917
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1915
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1919
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2003
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1888
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1902
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1971
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1850
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1848
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1904
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1741
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1901
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1824
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1789
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1820
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1835
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1824
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1809
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1858
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1736
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1917
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1774
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1829
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1796
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1651
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1999
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1537
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1185
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1630
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1607