London vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	99	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.76M

The cost of living in London is 75% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 37th and 2002nd ($3427 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 2nd and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Montreal

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	London	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$6957

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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