Montreal vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$928
$473
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
100
56
😀 Quality of life
95
43
🏙️ Population
1.76M
2.9M

The cost of living in Montreal is 98% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2281st and 5826th ($1821 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 6th 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 1st best city to live in Canada vs Salvador ranked 44th in Brazil, while ranked 30th and 6863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$12057

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$680
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$674
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$701
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$635
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$592
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$620
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$494
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$438
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$606
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$634
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$566
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$595
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$525
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$611
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$597
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$577
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$462
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$550
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$634
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$610
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$444
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$436
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$583
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$651
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$621
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$615
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$612
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$587
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$580
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$606
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$576
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$504
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$645
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$573
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$657
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$619
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$631
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$601
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$711