Montreal vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$5065
🏠 One person rent
$986
$1300
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$689
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$3751
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
100
79
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
1.76M
709K

The cost of living in Montreal is 17% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 2002nd and 1029th ($1954 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and Norway, respectively. Check Canada vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 60th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Oslo

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Montreal Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$10.3
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$7583

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1885
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1955
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2149
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1826
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1724
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1908
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1613
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1884
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1852
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1821
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1645
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1898
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1714
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1713
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1267
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1816
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1583
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1259
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1355
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1262
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1710
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1206
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1373
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1417
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1415
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1209
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1393
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1725
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1275
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1596
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1510
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1264
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1593
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1824
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2139
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2161