Bucharest vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$474
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.8M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 47% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 5565th and 2225th ($988 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 645th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Montreal

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Bucharest Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$6.26
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$5725

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$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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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