Montreal vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$984	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	93	44
🏙️ Population	1.9M	7.82M

The cost of living in Montreal is 211% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2370th and 7879th ($1901 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 49th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Shangqiu

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	Montreal	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$19212

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522