Amsterdam vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$2928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
921K
1.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 67% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 138th and 2370th ($3165 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 24th and 49th 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
$22
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$6432

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828