Charlotte vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$2928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
875K
1.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 30% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 946th and 2370th ($2470 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 64th 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 64th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 246th and 49th 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
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$6432

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828