Chicago vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$2722
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
96
95
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.76M

The cost of living in Chicago is 44% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 505th and 2281st ($2613 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 16th and 30th 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
$17.5
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$7624

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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