Montreal vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$984
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
1.9M
9.4M

The cost of living in Montreal is 188% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2370th and 7558th ($1901 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 49th and 2343rd 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
$15.7
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$15801

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538