Barcelona vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$2805
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.76M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 3% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2198th and 2002nd ($1887 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 54th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 238th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$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
$1205
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$6957

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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