Detroit vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$2722
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	639K	1.76M

The cost of living in Detroit is 9% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1843rd and 2281st ($1979 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 76th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 172nd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Montreal

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	Detroit	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$7624

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576