Montreal vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$986	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$365
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	1.76M	6.21M

The cost of living in Montreal is 105% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2002nd and 5959th ($1954 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 60th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Montreal	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585