Mississauga vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mississauga	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2472	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5051	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1676	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$2686	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3465	$2805
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	718K	1.76M

The cost of living in Mississauga is 27% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 814th and 2002nd ($2472 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 54th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Mississauga compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Ranked 4th vs 2nd best cities to live in Canada, and 88th vs 60th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs Montreal

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	Mississauga	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1450	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2676	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2385	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8634	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7001	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.4	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11142	$6957

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Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$2127
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2266
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2575
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2332
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2297
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2154
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2398
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$2012
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1971
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2597
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2267
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1884
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2144
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$2095
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1635
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1762
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$1798
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2018
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2051
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2041
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1814
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$1964
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$2038
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$1986
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$2017
146 km or 91 mi	London	$2040
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1865
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2046

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