Melbourne vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$2928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
100
93
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.9M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 34% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 829th and 2370th ($2543 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 64th 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 2nd in Canada, while ranked 1st and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Montreal

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Melbourne Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$6432

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828