Detroit vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	100
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	639K	1.76M

The cost of living in Detroit is 3% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1856th and 2002nd ($2006 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 216th and 60th 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	$17.4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$6957

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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