Montreal vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$969	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	1.8M	7.82M

The cost of living in Montreal is 218% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2306th and 7835th ($1903 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 46th and 7180th 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	$16.2	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$17107

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517