Copenhagen vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	100
😀 Quality of life	97	96
🏙️ Population	667K	1.8M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 38% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 650th and 2284th ($2656 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in Denmark and Canada, respectively. Check Denmark vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4th and 11th 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	$21.8	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$5550

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

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