Miami vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Miami	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3103	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7450	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$4080	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4410	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	85	100
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	442K	1.76M

The cost of living in Miami is 59% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 103rd and 2002nd ($3103 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 54th 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 1.4 months in Miami compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Miami ranked 18th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 109th and 60th 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	$22.8	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.5	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2446	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1765	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4939	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3570	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6519	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.61	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$152	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25328	$6957

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860

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