Montreal vs Pyongyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Pyongyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$4114
🏠 One person rent	$940	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$411
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	93	20
🏙️ Population	1.8M	2.86M

The cost of living in Montreal is 11% more expensive than in Pyongyang. Cities ranked 2225th and 2779th ($1857 vs $1675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in Canada and North Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs North Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.2 months in Pyongyang. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Pyongyang ranked 1st in North Korea, while ranked 51st and 8868th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Pyongyang

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	Montreal	Pyongyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$8.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$112
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$3191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$1625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$1656
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$18.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$4.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$3399

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692

Cities near Pyongyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Pyongsong	$1548
44 km or 27 mi	Nampo	$1570
46 km or 29 mi	Sunchon	$1574
59 km or 36 mi	Sariwon	$1561
65 km or 41 mi	Anju	$1554
76 km or 47 mi	Kaechon	$1565
77 km or 48 mi	Chongju	$1547
95 km or 59 mi	Tokchon	$1546
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1550
115 km or 71 mi	Kusong	$1549
135 km or 84 mi	Huichon	$1538
138 km or 86 mi	Kaesong	$1565
149 km or 92 mi	Wonsan	$1568
163 km or 102 mi	Paju	$1075
165 km or 102 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
165 km or 103 mi	Donggang	$505
167 km or 104 mi	Dandong	$503
170 km or 106 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
178 km or 111 mi	Gimpo	$1099
180 km or 112 mi	Yangju	$974
180 km or 112 mi	Pocheon	$1040
181 km or 112 mi	Goyang	$1171
183 km or 113 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
184 km or 114 mi	Hamhung	$1597
192 km or 119 mi	Incheon	$1092
193 km or 120 mi	Bucheon	$1163
195 km or 121 mi	Seoul	$1334
199 km or 124 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
202 km or 125 mi	Guri	$1122
202 km or 125 mi	Namyangju	$1129
209 km or 130 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
210 km or 130 mi	Anyang	$1022
210 km or 131 mi	Hanam	$1161
212 km or 132 mi	Ansan	$1070
213 km or 132 mi	Fengcheng	$492
213 km or 133 mi	Gunpo	$1098
215 km or 134 mi	Seongnam	$1400
216 km or 134 mi	Uiwang	$1063
216 km or 134 mi	Siheung	$1283
217 km or 135 mi	Chuncheon	$865