Montreal vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$986
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$739
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
93
68
🏙️ Population
1.76M
9.07M

The cost of living in Montreal is 280% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2002nd and 8584th ($1954 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 526th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 60th and 3326th 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
$16.6
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$25284

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511