Miami vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Miami	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3216	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7364	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$3669	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$789	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	85	100
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	442K	1.9M

The cost of living in Miami is 69% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 117th and 2370th ($3216 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th and 64th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Miami ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 169th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Montreal

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	Miami	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$26.1	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2394	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1806	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4404	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6964	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.45	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.78	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.6	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1797	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18611	$6432

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114

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