Montreal vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$984
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$4362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
1.9M
468K

The cost of living in Montreal is 16% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2370th and 1363rd ($1901 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1143rd in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 49th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Raleigh

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Montreal Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729