Montreal vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$1072
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$2566
🏠 One person rent	$969	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$690
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	56
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	1.8M	43.9K

The cost of living in Montreal is 78% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 2306th and 5084th ($1903 vs $1072) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 2nd in Canada and the Palestine, respectively. Check Canada vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Ramallah ranked 5th in the Palestine, while ranked 46th and 7218th 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	$16.2	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$52.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$59.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$93.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$1229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$1006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$83.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$3.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$8.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$4130

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850