Arlington vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	394K	1.8M

The cost of living in Arlington is 1% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2397th and 2284th ($1907 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 58th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 894th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Montreal

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	Arlington	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$5550

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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