Montreal vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$992	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	96	31
🏙️ Population	1.8M	43.9K

The cost of living in Montreal is 72% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 2284th and 4985th ($1928 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 2nd in Canada and Palestine, respectively. Check Canada vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 11th and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Ramallah

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	Montreal	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$4719

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1821
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2154
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2346
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2260
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$978
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2066
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$895
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2449
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2031
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2274
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2172
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$3089
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2207
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1062
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$546
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2136
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1761