Montreal vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$6464
🏠 One person rent
$940
$1786
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$2984
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$4579
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
1.8M
525K

The cost of living in Montreal is 34% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2225th and 313th ($1857 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 277th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 51st and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Sacramento

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Montreal Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$7.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2708
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2765
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2744
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2848
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2832
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2816
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2684
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2869
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2612
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2762
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3102
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2624
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3212
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3551
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2732
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2188
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2977
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2170
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3193
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2938
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3015
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3453
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2767
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2778
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2780
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2412
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2646
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2622
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3048
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2135
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2840
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2888
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3785
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$3045