Montreal vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$984	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	1.9M	2.14M

The cost of living in Montreal is 26% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2370th and 791st ($1901 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 3rd in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 49th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Perth

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	Montreal	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913