Montreal vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$969	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	85
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	1.8M	9.07M

The cost of living in Montreal is 243% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2306th and 8245th ($1903 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 46th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Shenyang

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	Montreal	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501