Montreal vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$992	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$3726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	1.8M	526K

The cost of living in Montreal is 8% more expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 2284th and 2945th ($1928 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 156th in Canada and Germany, respectively. Check Canada vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 11th and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Nuremberg

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	Montreal	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$17866

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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 Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767