Montreal vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$984	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	1.9M	12.7M

The cost of living in Montreal is 138% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2370th and 6776th ($1901 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 49th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Suzhou

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	Montreal	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$20341

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635