Montreal vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$969
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
95
78
🏙️ Population
1.8M
17.5M

The cost of living in Montreal is 117% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2306th and 6334th ($1903 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 46th and 1094th 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
$16.2
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634