Hong Kong vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$2945
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
83
95
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.8M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 43% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 532nd and 2306th ($2718 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 548th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Montreal

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Hong Kong Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$4789

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

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