Montreal vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$984
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
1.9M
13.9M

The cost of living in Montreal is 179% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2370th and 7400th ($1901 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 49th and 2024th 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
$15.7
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546