Montreal vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$984	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$4510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	1.9M	689K

The cost of living in Montreal is 22% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 2370th and 982nd ($1901 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 843rd in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 49th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Nashville

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	Montreal	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$30286

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595