Columbus vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	906K	1.8M

The cost of living in Columbus is 10% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1686th and 2284th ($2127 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th and 58th 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 Columbus compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 96th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Montreal

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	Columbus	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$5550

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805