Montreal vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$984	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$2782
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$710
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$4542
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	1.9M	525K

The cost of living in Montreal is 29% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2370th and 605th ($1901 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 533rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 49th and 347th 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	$15.7	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$20438

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848