Montreal vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2617
🏠 One person rent	$992	$560
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$1786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	100	42
😀 Quality of life	96	74
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.42M

The cost of living in Montreal is 70% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 2284th and 4940th ($1928 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Oman, respectively. Check Canada vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 11th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Muscat

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	Montreal	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$10792

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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 Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$1080
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$796
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$575
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1214
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1457
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2183
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1473
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$627
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$575
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$563
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$813
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$545
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$2014
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$545
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1923
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$761
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$541
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1109
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1309
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1192
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$434
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$825
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$561
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$565
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$931
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$547
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1037
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$823
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$523
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$489
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$465