Dortmund vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$736
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
593K
1.76M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 22% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 3604th and 2002nd ($1523 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 54th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 692nd and 60th 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
$14.2
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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