Montreal vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$940
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$725
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
60
😀 Quality of life
93
53
🏙️ Population
1.8M
9.4M

The cost of living in Montreal is 162% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2225th and 6849th ($1857 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 51st in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 51st and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Ningbo

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Montreal Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$12465

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MontrealNingbo

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522