Montreal vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$992
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$1231
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
96
70
🏙️ Population
1.8M
5.65M

The cost of living in Montreal is 79% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2284th and 5142nd ($1928 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 4th in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 11th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Saint Petersburg

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Montreal Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606