Montreal vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$986	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$3414
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	1.76M	2.15M

The cost of living in Montreal is 17% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2002nd and 998th ($1954 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and France, respectively. Check Canada vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 60th and 22nd 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	$16.6	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$18941

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395