Montreal vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$992	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	96	44
🏙️ Population	1.8M	7.82M

The cost of living in Montreal is 220% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2284th and 7914th ($1928 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 207th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 11th and 7360th 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	$16.8	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$16802

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518