Chicago vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$2928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.9M

The cost of living in Chicago is 50% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 358th and 2370th ($2851 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 18th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Montreal

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Chicago Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$6432

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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