Montreal vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$969	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	1.8M	6.21M

The cost of living in Montreal is 102% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2306th and 6006th ($1903 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 2nd in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 46th and 4818th 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	$16.2	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$12076

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586