Montreal vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$928
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$1795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
1.76M
2.87M

The cost of living in Montreal is 7% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2281st and 2685th ($1821 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 4th 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 30th and 230th 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
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$5.43
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$9800

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229