Madrid vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.8M

The cost of living in Madrid is 8% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1805th and 2284th ($2089 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 58th in Spain and Canada, respectively. Check Spain vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 190th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Montreal

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	Madrid	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$5550

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

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