Montreal vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$2968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$8022
🏠 One person rent	$940	$1832
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$4049
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$798
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$5520
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	97
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	1.8M	441K

The cost of living in Montreal is 37% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2225th and 182nd ($1857 vs $2968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 51st and 38th 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	$15.9	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$1826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$4410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$7152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$7023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$6.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$6.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$7.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$2719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$18963

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326