Hefei vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$269
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
67
95
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.76M

The cost of living in Hefei is 61% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6756th and 2281st ($707 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 76th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 3921st and 30th 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
$2.79
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576