Melbourne vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2194
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5150
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$1216
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$1971
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$296
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3902
$2742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
100
93
🏙️ Population
5.03M
1.8M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 18% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1365th and 2225th ($2194 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 51st 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 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.09
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2611
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1561
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.3
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6900
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5335
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$117
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.67
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.2
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.67
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.1
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1683
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19705
$5725

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1668
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692