Montreal vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$969
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$1116
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
1.8M
5.65M

The cost of living in Montreal is 96% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2306th and 5813th ($1903 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 4th in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 46th and 3397th 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
$16.2
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$10534

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566