Chicago vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.76M

The cost of living in Chicago is 36% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 483rd and 2002nd ($2667 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 20th and 60th 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
$21
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$6957

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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