Montreal vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$928	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$949
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	1.76M	12.7M

The cost of living in Montreal is 78% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2281st and 5170th ($1821 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 30th and 3722nd 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	$15.9	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$771
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$731
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$687
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$731
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$688
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$707
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$651
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1190
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$713
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$682
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$675
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1074
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$694
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$682
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$831
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$625
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$625
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$755
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$645
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$631
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$720
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$703
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$789
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$677
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$696
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$652
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$690
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$898
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645