Bucharest vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$525	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$2945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	81	95
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.8M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 41% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4913th and 2306th ($1116 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd in Romania and Canada, respectively. Check Romania vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 646th and 46th 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	$11.7	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$4789

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811