Montreal vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$992	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	96	71
🏙️ Population	1.8M	8.78M

The cost of living in Montreal is 204% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2284th and 7679th ($1928 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 137th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 11th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Quanzhou

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	Montreal	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$9536

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943