Austin vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
962K
1.76M

The cost of living in Austin is 27% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 812th and 2002nd ($2473 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 116th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.5
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$6957

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Cities near Austin

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2211
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2145
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2232
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2250
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2194
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2226
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2156
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2177
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2006
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2172
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2155
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2186
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2194
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1890
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2071
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2223
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2231
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2151
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2129
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2692
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2137
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1798
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2164
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2143
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2145
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2156
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2248
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2173
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2080
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2158
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2189
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2101
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2003
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2035
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2299

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