Montreal vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$986	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$758
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	93	53
🏙️ Population	1.76M	9.4M

The cost of living in Montreal is 167% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6747th ($1954 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 63rd in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 60th and 6048th 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	$16.6	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$12898

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538