Montreal vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$969	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$1674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	1.8M	56.8K

The cost of living in Montreal is 31% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 2306th and 4118th ($1903 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 5th in Canada and Cyprus, respectively. Check Canada vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 46th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Nicosia

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	Montreal	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$8498

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769