Boston vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$2742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
676K
1.8M

The cost of living in Boston is 91% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 24th and 2225th ($3547 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 51st 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 103rd and 51st 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
$21.6
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$5725

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692