Dortmund vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dortmund	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4167	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$789	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$1623	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2702	$2742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	595K	1.8M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 15% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3100th and 2225th ($1585 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 177th and 51st in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Dortmund ranked 21st best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 114th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Montreal

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	Dortmund	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1223	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1252	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$327	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2829	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2209	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.41	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.7	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.28	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.4	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$381	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26045	$5725

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Cities near Dortmund

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Schwerte	$1413
11 km or 6.9 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
12 km or 7.4 mi	Lunen	$1457
13 km or 7.9 mi	Waltrop	$1459
13 km or 8 mi	Witten	$1489
13 km or 8 mi	Herdecke	$1455
15 km or 9.2 mi	Wetter	$1451
16 km or 9.7 mi	Unna	$1422
16 km or 10 mi	Bergkamen	$1440
16 km or 10 mi	Kamen	$1437
17 km or 11 mi	Hagen	$1475
17 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Datteln	$1448
19 km or 12 mi	Selm	$1456
20 km or 12 mi	Werne	$1446
20 km or 13 mi	Iserlohn	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
21 km or 13 mi	Frondenberg	$1377
22 km or 13 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
22 km or 14 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
23 km or 14 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
23 km or 14 mi	Hattingen	$1444
25 km or 15 mi	Menden	$1358
25 km or 15 mi	Herten	$1438
25 km or 16 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
25 km or 16 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
25 km or 16 mi	Hemer	$1309
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
28 km or 18 mi	Ludinghausen	$1461
29 km or 18 mi	Marl	$1435
30 km or 18 mi	Hamm	$1445
31 km or 19 mi	Werl	$1408
32 km or 20 mi	Essen	$1443
33 km or 20 mi	Haltern am See	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
35 km or 21 mi	Ludenscheid	$1465
35 km or 22 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
35 km or 22 mi	Velbert	$1428
36 km or 22 mi	Radevormwald	$1434

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