Montreal vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$5530
🏠 One person rent
$940
$1484
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$2447
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$4749
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
93
88
🏙️ Population
1.8M
468K

The cost of living in Montreal is 22% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2225th and 972nd ($1857 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 51st and 221st 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
$15.9
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2616
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2229
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2335
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2315
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2290
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2140
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2169
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2184
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2052
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1733
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2144
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2100
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1764
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2011
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2117
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2076
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2014
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1934
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2058
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2169
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2100
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2136
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1952
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1819
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2117
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2136
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1752
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2147
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1976
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2144
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2332
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2182
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2269
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1682