Montreal vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$986
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
93
79
🏙️ Population
1.76M
17.7M

The cost of living in Montreal is 104% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2002nd and 5948th ($1954 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 60th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Shenzhen

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Montreal Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618