Montreal vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$986
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$1044
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
93
67
🏙️ Population
1.76M
12.7M

The cost of living in Montreal is 92% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2002nd and 5553rd ($1954 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 60th and 3798th 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
$16.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645