Charlotte vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$2805
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
875K
1.76M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 34% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 574th and 2002nd ($2615 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 230th and 60th 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
$17.4
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$6957

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

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