Montreal vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$984
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
1.9M
13.3M

The cost of living in Montreal is 13% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2370th and 3277th ($1901 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1st in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 49th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Moscow

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Montreal Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$20160

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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

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749