Boston vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
676K
1.76M

The cost of living in Boston is 77% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 32nd and 2002nd ($3467 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 89th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Montreal

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Boston Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$6957

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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