Brisbane vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$2928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
97
93
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.9M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 22% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1241st and 2370th ($2323 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 3rd and 49th 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
$15.8
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$6432

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

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