Houston vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.9M

The cost of living in Houston is 19% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1367th and 2370th ($2261 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 14th and 49th 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	$20.7	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$6432

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828