Hong Kong vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.76M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 44% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 503rd and 2281st ($2614 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 168th and 30th 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
$7.92
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$5.32
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$7624

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576