Montreal vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$984	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	1.9M	2.1M

The cost of living in Montreal is 23% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2370th and 964th ($1901 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 49th and 34th 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	$15.7	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$19577

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Cities near Montreal

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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506