Montreal vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$5652
🏠 One person rent	$986	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$3717
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.51M

The cost of living in Montreal is 16% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2002nd and 1056th ($1954 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 60th and 54th 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	$16.6	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$19483

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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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668