Copenhagen vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	644K	1.76M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 27% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 795th and 2002nd ($2483 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Denmark and Canada, respectively. Check Denmark vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 9th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Montreal

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	Copenhagen	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$6957

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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