Montreal vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$940	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$3699
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	100	79
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	1.8M	709K

The cost of living in Montreal is 19% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 2225th and 1171st ($1857 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in Canada and Norway, respectively. Check Canada vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 51st and 37th 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	$15.9	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$8593

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006