Hong Kong vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6085
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$1742
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$3071
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$2928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.9M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 40% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 640th and 2370th ($2663 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 676th and 49th 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
$7.74
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.9
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2008
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3693
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2621
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$27719
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17176
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.09
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1128
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$6432

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828