Montreal vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$984	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	1.9M	8.78M

The cost of living in Montreal is 193% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2370th and 7630th ($1901 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 134th 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 Quanzhou. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 49th and 3354th 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	$15.7	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954