Denver vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
716K
1.76M

The cost of living in Denver is 38% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 444th and 2002nd ($2699 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th and 54th 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 Denver compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 160th and 60th 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
$18.2
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$6957

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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