Charlotte vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$2945
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
875K
1.8M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 27% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 986th and 2306th ($2423 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 52nd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 234th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Montreal

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Charlotte Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$4789

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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