Montreal vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$984	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	1.9M	2.42M

The cost of living in Montreal is 114% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2370th and 6337th ($1901 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 10th 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 0.4 months in Salvador. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 49th and 5445th 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	$15.7	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751