Montreal vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$2760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$6212
🏠 One person rent	$984	$1672
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$2877
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$801
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$3354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	11
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	1.9M	228K

The cost of living in Montreal is 31% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 2370th and 498th ($1901 vs $2760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1st in Canada and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Canada vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.2 months in Nassau. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 49th and 4308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Nassau

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	Montreal	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$31.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$1382
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	7.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$4159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$6.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$26.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$4.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$30.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$4.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$86.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$16505

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2683
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2802
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3216
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2747
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2958
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2487
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3114
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2808
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2636
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2697
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2756
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2957
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2721
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2843
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2757
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2774
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3171
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3151
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2673