Montreal vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$940	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$1444
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	93	75
🏙️ Population	1.8M	630K

The cost of living in Montreal is 63% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 2225th and 4672nd ($1857 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 122nd in Canada and Italy, respectively. Check Canada vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 51st and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Palermo

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	Montreal	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159