Montreal vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$984	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	1.9M	2.75M

The cost of living in Montreal is 4% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2370th and 2104th ($1901 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 months in Rome. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 49th and 134th 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	$15.7	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$14156

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330