Fresno vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2485
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5571
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$2728
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3630
$3005
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
42
100
😀 Quality of life
83
96
🏙️ Population
542K
1.8M

The cost of living in Fresno is 29% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 909th and 2284th ($2485 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 58th 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 1.5 months in Fresno compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Fresno ranked 183rd best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 558th and 11th 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
$19.8
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1505
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2435
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.5
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.09%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3015
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.4
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.22
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1123
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12990
$5550

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Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2440
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2523
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2517
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2562
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2494
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2454
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2454
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2547
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2107
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2276
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2435
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2391
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2797
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2565
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2605
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2440
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2390
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2608
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2851
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2854
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2992
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2768
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2300
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2586
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2445
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2276
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3017
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1940
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3067
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2261
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2651
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2658
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3676
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2468
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2089
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1923
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2864
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2280

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805