Denver vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$2742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	716K	1.8M

The cost of living in Denver is 46% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 463rd and 2225th ($2717 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 51st 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 Denver compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 158th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Montreal

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	Denver	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$5725

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692