Montreal vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$928	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$813
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	1.76M	8.78M

The cost of living in Montreal is 164% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2281st and 6882nd ($1821 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 102nd 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 1st best city to live in Canada vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 30th and 6124th 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	$15.9	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$19406

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083