Houston vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$2805
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.76M

The cost of living in Houston is 15% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1258th and 2002nd ($2248 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 82nd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Montreal

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	Houston	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$6957

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Montreal

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