Montreal vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$969
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$575
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
77
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
1.8M
12.6M

The cost of living in Montreal is 278% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2306th and 8651st ($1903 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 46th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$19556

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563