Montreal vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$969	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	97
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	1.8M	441K

The cost of living in Montreal is 42% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2306th and 90th ($1903 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 70th 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 Oakland. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 46th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Oakland

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	Montreal	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$18326

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359