Brampton vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brampton	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1946	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4397	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$1233	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$2222	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2635	$2742
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	656K	1.8M

The cost of living in Brampton is 5% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1987th and 2225th ($1946 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 51st in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Brampton compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in Canada, and 119th vs 51st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brampton vs Montreal

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	Brampton	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.2	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.7	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1313	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1029	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2160	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1984	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.75%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5817	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5226	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.4	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.22	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.6	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$601	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10989	$5725

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Cities near Brampton

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Mississauga	$2370
16 km or 9.8 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
27 km or 17 mi	Oakville	$2142
27 km or 17 mi	Vaughan	$2267
31 km or 19 mi	Toronto	$2453
35 km or 22 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
38 km or 24 mi	Orangeville	$1861
40 km or 25 mi	Burlington	$2185
42 km or 26 mi	Guelph	$1899
44 km or 28 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
47 km or 29 mi	Markham	$2291
48 km or 30 mi	Hamilton	$2017
57 km or 35 mi	Cambridge	$2089
62 km or 38 mi	Ajax	$2432
63 km or 39 mi	Kitchener	$2056
65 km or 40 mi	Waterloo	$1977
69 km or 43 mi	Brantford	$1783
70 km or 44 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Oshawa	$1554
79 km or 49 mi	Barrie	$1849
85 km or 53 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
89 km or 55 mi	Welland	$1554
89 km or 55 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
99 km or 62 mi	Grand Island	$2009
102 km or 63 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
103 km or 64 mi	Stratford	$1680
106 km or 66 mi	Orillia	$1910
106 km or 66 mi	Lockport	$2021
111 km or 69 mi	Amherst	$2013
114 km or 71 mi	Buffalo	$2183
120 km or 74 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
121 km or 75 mi	West Seneca	$2145
123 km or 77 mi	Clarence	$2056
126 km or 78 mi	Lancaster	$2082
128 km or 80 mi	Hamburg	$2101
132 km or 82 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
135 km or 84 mi	Peterborough	$1990
135 km or 84 mi	Owen Sound	$1799
143 km or 89 mi	London	$1936
175 km or 109 mi	Erie	$1840

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