Montreal vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$992	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	100	17
😀 Quality of life	96	44
🏙️ Population	1.8M	7.01M

The cost of living in Montreal is 224% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 2284th and 7977th ($1928 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 234th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 11th and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Zhumadian

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	Montreal	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507