Montreal vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$986
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$846
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
82
😀 Quality of life
93
67
🏙️ Population
1.76M
5.38M

The cost of living in Montreal is 123% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6204th ($1954 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in Canada and Russia, respectively. Check Canada vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 60th and 3645th 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
$16.6
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$6847

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525