Montreal vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$1394
🏠 One person rent	$928	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$418
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$184
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	1.76M	12.6M

The cost of living in Montreal is 260% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2281st and 8471st ($1821 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 30th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Zhengzhou

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	Montreal	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$4818

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$542
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$554
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$563
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$539
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$541
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$543
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$570
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$544
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$525
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$585
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$599
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$524
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$554
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$538
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$746
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$600
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$498
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$640
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$608
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$622
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$617
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$589
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$801
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$739
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1400
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$743
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$651
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$613
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$642
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$601
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$580
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$617