Montreal vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$940
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$680
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
1.8M
12.6M

The cost of living in Montreal is 263% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2225th and 8544th ($1857 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 51st and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$19343

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591