Montreal vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$5890
🏠 One person rent	$969	$1569
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$2558
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$793
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$3963
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	100	79
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	1.8M	709K

The cost of living in Montreal is 30% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 2306th and 530th ($1903 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.5 months in Oslo. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 46th and 55th 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	$16.2	$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$11.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$54
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$16133

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242