Guangzhou vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$333
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.76M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 61% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6602nd and 2002nd ($763 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 54th in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1036th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Montreal

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Guangzhou Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$6957

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Montreal

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