Montreal vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$969
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$940
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
89
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
1.8M
13.9M

The cost of living in Montreal is 195% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2306th and 7452nd ($1903 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 46th and 2435th 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
$16.2
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$18657

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573