Brisbane vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2269
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5424
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$1398
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$2462
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$574
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4258
$3005
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
98
96
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.8M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 18% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1349th and 2284th ($2269 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 58th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 3rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Montreal

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Brisbane Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1660
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1147
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3002
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.2
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5145
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.94
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.47
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1949
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12459
$5550

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1813
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1988
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2352
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2528
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1864
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1835
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1766
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2703
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1864
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1727
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1288
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1640
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1635
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1997
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1867
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2379
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2050
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1710
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2482
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1699
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1477
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1821
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2223
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1824
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1839
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1815
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1904
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1487
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1979
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1928
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1896
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2496
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1860
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1829
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1894

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