Montreal vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$992	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$899
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	55
😀 Quality of life	96	52
🏙️ Population	1.8M	9.08M

The cost of living in Montreal is 275% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 2284th and 8627th ($1928 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 495th 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 1.7 months in Xuzhou. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Xuzhou ranked 94th in China, while ranked 11th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Xuzhou

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	Montreal	Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$2089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$1.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$21609

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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 Xuzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Huaibei	$581
73 km or 45 mi	Suzhou	$592
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
76 km or 47 mi	Pizhou	$576
77 km or 48 mi	Yongcheng	$581
91 km or 57 mi	Tengzhou	$572
106 km or 66 mi	Xinyi	$571
107 km or 67 mi	Suqian	$617
138 km or 86 mi	Linyi	$530
139 km or 86 mi	Jining	$548
140 km or 87 mi	Zoucheng	$558
142 km or 89 mi	Shangqiu	$602
148 km or 92 mi	Bengbu	$519
150 km or 93 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Mingguang	$594
187 km or 116 mi	Lianyungang	$553
191 km or 119 mi	Xintai	$566
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$803
198 km or 123 mi	Fuyang	$601
198 km or 123 mi	Huainan	$615
199 km or 123 mi	Huai'an	$661
202 km or 126 mi	Jieshou	$556
216 km or 134 mi	Tai'an	$548
217 km or 135 mi	Feicheng	$550
218 km or 136 mi	Laiwu	$564
230 km or 143 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Rizhao	$549
243 km or 151 mi	Tianchang	$623
245 km or 152 mi	Zhoukou	$598
248 km or 154 mi	Changyuan	$569
258 km or 160 mi	Puyang	$583
266 km or 165 mi	Gaoyou	$632
267 km or 166 mi	Hefei	$654
267 km or 166 mi	Liaocheng	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Kaifeng	$483
268 km or 167 mi	Jinan	$547
280 km or 174 mi	Zhucheng	$541
286 km or 178 mi	Lu'an	$647
286 km or 178 mi	Xinghua	$677
287 km or 178 mi	Nanjing	$765