Montreal vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$2880
🏠 One person rent
$984
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$824
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$1558
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
19
😀 Quality of life
93
65
🏙️ Population
1.9M
630K

The cost of living in Montreal is 62% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 2370th and 4806th ($1901 vs $1176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 138th 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 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Palermo ranked 113th in Italy, while ranked 49th and 5211th 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
$15.7
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$4.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$3187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$77.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$9264

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828

Cities near Palermo

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi Trapani
$1110
89 km or 55 mi Marsala
$1176
91 km or 57 mi Agrigento
$1123
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1210
140 km or 87 mi Gela
$1063
166 km or 103 mi Catania
$1336
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1317
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1238
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1247
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1346
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1639
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1769
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1764
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$2127
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1769
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1852
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1824
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1750
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1596
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1410
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1230
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1243
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$519
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1685
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$592
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1505
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1570
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$547
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$633
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$391
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1201
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1217
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1346
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1362