Montreal vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$992	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	96	46
🏙️ Population	1.8M	6.56M

The cost of living in Montreal is 221% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2284th and 7929th ($1928 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 11th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Shaoyang

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	Montreal	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$11939

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615