Montreal vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1697
🏠 One person rent	$992	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$454
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$1151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	97
😀 Quality of life	96	74
🏙️ Population	1.8M	12.3M

The cost of living in Montreal is 195% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2284th and 7564th ($1928 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 107th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.8 months in Wuhan. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 11th and 2134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Wuhan

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	Montreal	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$8927

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$624
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$639
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$657
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$645
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$599
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$682
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$634
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$651
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$615
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$591
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$596
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$599
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$585
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$590
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$602
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$583
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$596
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$605
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$599
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$610
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$589
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$563
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$579
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$561
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$562
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$568
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$647
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$529
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$603
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$570
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$539
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$544
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$596
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$552
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$595
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$584