Montreal vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$928
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
1.76M
17.5M

The cost of living in Montreal is 94% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2281st and 5744th ($1821 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 30th and 460th 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
$15.9
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$24305

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584