Montreal vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$992	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.51M

The cost of living in Montreal is 23% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2284th and 889th ($1928 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 11th and 38th 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	$16.8	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$16629

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748