Atlanta vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Atlanta	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2540	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5770	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1567	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$2549	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5608	$2805
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	499K	1.76M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 30% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 714th and 2002nd ($2540 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 54th 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 140th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Montreal

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	Atlanta	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1286	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2880	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2127	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2438	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.47	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.23	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.17	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1299	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27237	$6957

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2337
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2253
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2267
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2501
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2270
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2303
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2314
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2275
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2237
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2353
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2450
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2387
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2365
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2044
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2025
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2191
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2492
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1501
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1677
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2194
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2140
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2087
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2168
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2164
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2214
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2205
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1834
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1909
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2125
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1709
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1627
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1668
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1822
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1813
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1960
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2041

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