Frankfurt vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Frankfurt	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2251	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5339	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$1290	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4308	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	88	100
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	776K	1.9M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 18% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1384th and 2370th ($2251 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 64th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 48th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Montreal

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	Frankfurt	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.9	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.71	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.5	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8499	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4451	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.42	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.2	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.34	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.7	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$823	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21222	$6432

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1889
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1829
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1846
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1878
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1872
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1668
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1775
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1798
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1852
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1780
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1732
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1851
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1740
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1822
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1793
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1773
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1829
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1754
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1996
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1855
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1709
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1772
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1778

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828