Amsterdam vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6603
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$1828
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$3238
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$2742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
921K
1.8M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 50% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 331st and 2225th ($2791 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in the Netherlands and Canada, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 29th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Montreal

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Amsterdam Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.8
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.22
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1920
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3785
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2716
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$264
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9911
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7140
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2405
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18104
$5725

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AmsterdamMontreal

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$349

$907

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1944
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2291
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2085
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1937
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2090
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1957
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1995
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2251
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2081
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2180
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1357
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2042
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1844
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2199
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2049
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1861
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1760
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2359
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1651
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1829
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2105
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1823
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1893
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1941
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1613
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1764
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1813
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1851
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1999
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1739
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1862

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