Madrid vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Madrid	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4256	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2391	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	100
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.76M

The cost of living in Madrid is 3% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2194th and 2002nd ($1889 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 149th and 60th 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	$15.3	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1256	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2211	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6496	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4015	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.65	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.16	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.3	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$585	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10462	$6957

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1526
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1396
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1289
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1333
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1162
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1259
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1262
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1127
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$974
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1169
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1260
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1220
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1037
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1217
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1317
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1016
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1019
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1314
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1316
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1461
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1186
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1337
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1013
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1258
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1165
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1271
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$863
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1284
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1581

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