Melbourne vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2297
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5461
$4432
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2136
$1635
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$584
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4072
$2862
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
100
95
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.8M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 19% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1240th and 2252nd ($2297 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 54th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1st and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.86
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.97
$6.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1338
$1048
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$857
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2444
$1880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1812
$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.1
$48.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7094
$6954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5904
$4776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.36
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.84
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.92
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.1
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.29
$4.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.3
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1798
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20030
$5813

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1688
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1705
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1683
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1724
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1759
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1739
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1712
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1656
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2043
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1421
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1341
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1806
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1671
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1690
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1759
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1479
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1786
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1659
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1703
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2049
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1766
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1654
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2146
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1507
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1578
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1457
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2112
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1617
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1758
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2313
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1879
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2619
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2160
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1829
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1900
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1613
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1187
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1989

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1860
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1836
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1879
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1847
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1856
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2097
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1941
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1856
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1922
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1890
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1877
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1903
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1965
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1866
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1870
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1871
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1818
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1828
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1890
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1805
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1871
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1815
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1797
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1838
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1808
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1823
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1830
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1704
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1884
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1747
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1818
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1786
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1616
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1966
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1478
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1143
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1583
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1722