Montreal vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$4113
🏠 One person rent
$940
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$1682
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1842
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
1.8M
2.75M

The cost of living in Montreal is 8% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2225th and 2624th ($1857 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 2nd in Canada and Italy, respectively. Check Canada vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 51st and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Rome

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Montreal Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$5.2
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$9864

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$964
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1324
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1270
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1289
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1250
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1543
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1224
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1004
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1046
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1058
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1208
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1340
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1241
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1171
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1100
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1128
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1294
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1312
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1101
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1074
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1239
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1133
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1231
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1267
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1218
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1518
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$955
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1204
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1396
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1270
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1165
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1301
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1061
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1229
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1521
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1201