Hefei vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$277	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$2805
😷 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 6780th and 2002nd ($727 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 54th 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 4171st 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	$2.86	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$6957

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
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	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610