Barcelona vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$3005
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
100
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.8M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 10% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1722nd and 2284th ($2116 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 205th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Montreal

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Barcelona Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$5550

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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