Montreal vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$928
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$3605
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
86
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
1.76M
384K

The cost of living in Montreal is 14% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 2281st and 1525th ($1821 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 1352nd 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 30th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs New Orleans

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Montreal New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$4.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$10224

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030