Montreal vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Montreal New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1760
$3879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4195
$8148
🏠 One person rent
$875
$2541
🏘️ Family rent
$1500
$3789
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$751
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3040
$6502
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
1.76M
8.8M

The cost of living in Montreal is 55% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2100th and 4th ($1760 vs $3879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Montreal compared to 1.7 months in New York City. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 22nd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$86.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$7.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$979
$3256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$2148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$3179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.7
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.82%
6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6456
$15640
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3364
$10052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.18
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$4.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$5.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.2
$15.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$5.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$94.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.7
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$682
$2504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7894
$17718

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1591
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1619
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1449
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1586
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1575
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$1630
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1620
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1536
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1595
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1575
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1531
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1574
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1480
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1542
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1517
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1518
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1519
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1474
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1410
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1568
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1495
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1515
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1427
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1487
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1252
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1500
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1514
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1486
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1538
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1383
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1497
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1411
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1479
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1449
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1424
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1470
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1085
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1262
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1327
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1355

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2775
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3307
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$2660
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2628
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2325
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3057
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2488
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2512
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2371
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2600
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2720
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2382
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1916
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2419
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2261
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2289
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2569
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2302
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2012
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2177
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2570
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2469
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2233
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2485
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2394
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2949
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2387
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2662
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2335
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2347
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2473
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2591
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2450
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2442
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2255
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$2985