Montreal vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$4695
🏠 One person rent
$928
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1901
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$3568
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
100
79
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
1.76M
709K

The cost of living in Montreal is 17% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 2281st and 1293rd ($1821 vs $2197) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 30th and 24th 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
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$10.2
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$8301

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991