Fresno vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2277
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5358
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1457
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2561
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3885
$2805
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
542K
1.76M

The cost of living in Fresno is 17% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1183rd and 2002nd ($2277 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 54th 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 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Fresno ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 575th and 60th 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
$18.2
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2130
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.9
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$979
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30020
$6957

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2281
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2409
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2427
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2614
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2424
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2386
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2412
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2498
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2079
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2231
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2151
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2374
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2758
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2500
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2557
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2570
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2401
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2557
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2735
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2852
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2963
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2706
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2312
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2532
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2428
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2187
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3118
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$2016
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$2897
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2271
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2561
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2557
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3527
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2970
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2250
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2839
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2868
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2194

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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