Hefei vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$216	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$2945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	69	95
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.8M

The cost of living in Hefei is 66% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7469th and 2306th ($643 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 52nd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 4318th and 46th 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	$3.48	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$4789

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811