Montreal vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$1943
🏠 One person rent
$969
$338
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$492
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$391
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
56
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
1.8M
2.42M

The cost of living in Montreal is 141% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2306th and 6702nd ($1903 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 17th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.5 months in Salvador. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 46th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Salvador

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Montreal Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$619
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$624
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$541
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$621
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$600
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$566
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$602
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$512
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$462
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$611
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$555
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$537
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$533
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$544
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$588
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$552
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$574
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$434
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$557
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$615
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$604
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$456
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$569
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$573
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$691
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$561
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$634
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$631
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$580
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$560
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$562
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$545
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$574
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$558
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$618
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$571
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$576
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$600
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$699