Dallas vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dallas	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2472	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5379	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$2013	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4803	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.9M

The cost of living in Dallas is 30% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 938th and 2370th ($2472 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 812th 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Dallas ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 36th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Montreal

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	Dallas	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.5	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.22	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1506	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1643	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.9	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5051	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3181	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.97	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.51	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1507	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24503	$6432

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2202
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2086
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2170
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2096
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2182
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2104
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2172
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2168
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2120
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2111
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2144
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2203
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1913
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2155
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2122
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2369
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2129
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2128
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2220
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2073
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2110
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2316
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2206
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2361
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2268
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2397
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2137
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2147
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2209

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