Montreal vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$992	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$4529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	96	87
🏙️ Population	1.8M	525K

The cost of living in Montreal is 32% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2284th and 346th ($1928 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 285th 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 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 11th and 376th 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	$16.8	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$23546

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859