Jacksonville vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	87	96
🏙️ Population	950K	1.8M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 15% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1439th and 2284th ($2224 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 343rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Montreal

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	Jacksonville	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$5550

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

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