Montreal vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$1763
🏠 One person rent
$940
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$723
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
93
68
🏙️ Population
1.8M
9.07M

The cost of living in Montreal is 244% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2225th and 8334th ($1857 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 454th 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 1st best city to live in Canada vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 51st and 3343rd 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
$15.9
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$24404

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$459
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$495
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$514
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$520
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$455
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$500
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$508
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$496
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$514
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$524
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$508
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$492
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$517
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$524
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$517
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$516
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$542
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$509
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$513
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$503
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$581
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$461
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$538
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$505
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$543
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$493
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$520
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$586
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$517
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1549
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$574
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$585
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$573
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1547
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$500