Baltimore vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$2722
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	586K	1.76M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 21% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1292nd and 2281st ($2197 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 76th 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 Baltimore compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 89th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Montreal

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	Baltimore	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$7624

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576