Columbus vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	906K	1.76M

The cost of living in Columbus is 15% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1248th and 2002nd ($2252 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 242nd and 60th 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	$19.9	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$6957

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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