Montreal vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$992	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$2589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	11
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	1.8M	228K

The cost of living in Montreal is 30% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 2284th and 503rd ($1928 vs $2744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 11th and 4997th 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	$16.8	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$16513

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664