Fresno vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2083
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5212
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1287
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$2076
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3882
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
65
95
🏙️ Population
542K
1.76M

The cost of living in Fresno is 14% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1603rd and 2281st ($2083 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1421st and 76th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Fresno compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Fresno ranked 1706th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4568th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Montreal

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Fresno Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1125
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1727
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2747
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.3
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.15
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.8
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2655
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31096
$7624

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2144
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2314
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2343
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2535
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2372
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2344
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2372
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2439
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2153
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2248
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2351
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2149
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2313
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2665
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2478
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2514
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2393
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2239
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2498
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2592
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2702
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2814
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2638
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2111
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2400
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2271
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2126
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$2952
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1945
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3009
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2205
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2434
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2417
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$2908
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2356
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2141
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2035
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2660
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2140

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