Montreal vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$986	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$930
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	98
😀 Quality of life	93	70
🏙️ Population	1.76M	12.3M

The cost of living in Montreal is 183% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6979th ($1954 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 60th and 2526th 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	$16.6	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$9062

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Cities near Montreal

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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611