Montreal vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$928
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$1455
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
1.76M
24.9M

The cost of living in Montreal is 53% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2281st and 4461st ($1821 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 6th 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 Shanghai. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 30th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Shanghai

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Montreal Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740