Boston vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$2928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
676K
1.9M

The cost of living in Boston is 94% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 27th and 2370th ($3680 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 105th and 49th 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
$24.8
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$6432

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828