Edinburgh vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$2722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
100
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
488K
1.76M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 12% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1692nd and 2281st ($2043 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 76th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 64th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Montreal

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Edinburgh Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$7624

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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