Montreal vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$969	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$3954
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.51M

The cost of living in Montreal is 23% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2306th and 920th ($1903 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 46th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Munich

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	Montreal	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$14492

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730