Hong Kong vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$2742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.8M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 47% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 427th and 2225th ($2737 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 248th and 51st 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	$8.82	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$5725

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692