Montreal vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$984	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	93	61
🏙️ Population	1.9M	573K

The cost of living in Montreal is 138% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 2370th and 6779th ($1901 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 3rd in Canada and Morocco, respectively. Check Canada vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.3 months in Rabat. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 49th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Rabat

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	Montreal	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$7214

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$579
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$597
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$734
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$586
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$526
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$625
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$555
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$879
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$591
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1369
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1306
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1014
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1436
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$790
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1453
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$546
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1670
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2004
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1022
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1469
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1455
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1556
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1577
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1279
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1315
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1303
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1544
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1913
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1705