Montreal vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$984	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$5290
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	97
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	1.9M	441K

The cost of living in Montreal is 42% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 2370th and 95th ($1901 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 49th and 70th 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	$15.7	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$20453

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357