Montreal vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$992	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	96	72
🏙️ Population	1.8M	13.3M

The cost of living in Montreal is 22% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2284th and 3728th ($1928 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 11th and 3206th 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	$16.8	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$17546

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791