Charlotte vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Charlotte Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$2722
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
875K
1.76M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 49% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 361st and 2281st ($2710 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 76th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 191st and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Charlotte vs Montreal infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Charlotte vs Montreal

Prices for goods and services in Charlotte and Montreal are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Charlotte Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$7624

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576