Houston vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$2742
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.8M

The cost of living in Houston is 22% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1229th and 2225th ($2265 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 51st 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 97th and 51st 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	$17.2	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$5725

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692