Montreal vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$969	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	95	97
🏙️ Population	1.8M	2.15M

The cost of living in Montreal is 24% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2306th and 843rd ($1903 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 46th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Paris

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	Montreal	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$15084

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488