Montreal vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$6163
🏠 One person rent
$928
$1718
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$2740
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$659
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$4811
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
1.76M
525K

The cost of living in Montreal is 32% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2281st and 409th ($1821 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 364th 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 1.8 months in Sacramento. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sacramento ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 30th and 238th 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
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$7.35
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$1755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$2938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$5758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$2211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$25420

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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 Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2620
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2675
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2679
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2548
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2909
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2617
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2633
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2560
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2699
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2586
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2671
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$2910
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2534
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3059
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3314
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2657
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2227
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2903
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2140
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3171
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2916
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2904
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3213
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2824
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2947
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2697
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2900
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2417
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2434
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3041
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2968
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2840
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2929
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2860