Montreal vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$986
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$714
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
1.76M
12.6M

The cost of living in Montreal is 274% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2002nd and 8506th ($1954 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 60th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619