Montreal vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$986
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$4931
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
1.76M
468K

The cost of living in Montreal is 21% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2002nd and 806th ($1954 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 719th 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 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 60th and 202nd 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
$16.6
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$22229

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753