Adelaide vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$1150
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$1774
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3388
$2742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
50
100
😀 Quality of life
94
93
🏙️ Population
1.39M
1.8M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 6% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1894th and 2225th ($1978 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 51st in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 46th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Montreal

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Adelaide Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.51
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$902
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1801
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6777
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$843
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$5725

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1795
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1691
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1631
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1291
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1390
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1668
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1691
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1981
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1625
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1601
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2194
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1620
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1645
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1619
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1671
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1600
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1643
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1654
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1727
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2023
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1768
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1702
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1511
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1616
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1538
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1651
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1416
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1584
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1824
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2252
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2106
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2539
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2099
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1448
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1185
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1431
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1681

Cities near Montreal

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