Montreal vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$986
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$1012
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
93
71
🏙️ Population
1.76M
13.9M

The cost of living in Montreal is 175% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6862nd ($1954 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 60th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tianjin

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Montreal Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$16590

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618