Houston vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$2945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.8M

The cost of living in Houston is 18% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1375th and 2306th ($2240 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 52nd 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 months in Houston compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 77th and 46th 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	$18.5	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$4789

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811