Columbus vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	906K	1.9M

The cost of living in Columbus is 13% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1634th and 2370th ($2140 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 Columbus compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 266th and 49th 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	$20.9	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$6432

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

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