Hong Kong vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.76M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 41% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 379th and 2002nd ($2753 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 205th and 60th 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	$8.31	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$6957

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

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