Montreal vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$928
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$7332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
95
95
🏙️ Population
1.76M
874K

The cost of living in Montreal is 51% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2281st and 12th ($1821 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 10th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 2 months in San Francisco. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 30th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs San Francisco

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Montreal San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$8.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$31490

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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 San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733