Edmonton vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1732
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$950
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1492
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$2722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
100
😀 Quality of life
92
95
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.76M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 5% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2554th and 2281st ($1732 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 76th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Ranked 8th vs 1st best cities to live in Canada, and 77th vs 30th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Montreal

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Edmonton Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.5
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$718
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1166
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.2
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3053
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.22
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.3
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$638
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7157
$7624

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1694
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1688
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2113
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1860
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1722
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1675
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1858
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1629
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1835
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1696
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1424
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1718
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2798
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$2484
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2276
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1526
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2022
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$1795
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2445
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1760
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2023
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1990
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1526
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2595
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1568
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$2034
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2407
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2595
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2529
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2564
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2251
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2329
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$1908

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