Columbus vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$2945
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
100
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
906K
1.8M

The cost of living in Columbus is 15% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1512th and 2306th ($2181 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 52nd 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 64th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 217th and 46th 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
$19.3
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$4789

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811