Hefei vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hefei	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1770	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$214	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1012	$2928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 65% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7494th and 2370th ($670 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 64th 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 Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 3146th and 49th 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	$2.65	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.17%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3568	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8681	$6432

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828