Melbourne vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
100
93
🏙️ Population
5.03M
1.76M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 23% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 923rd and 2002nd ($2397 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1st and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$6957

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

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