Montreal vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$928
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$828
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
1.76M
9.4M

The cost of living in Montreal is 169% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2281st and 6976th ($1821 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 30th and 5865th 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
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$9922

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524