Brisbane vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
97
93
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.76M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 27% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 781st and 2002nd ($2491 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 15th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$6957

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610