Montreal vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$969
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$7086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
1.8M
874K

The cost of living in Montreal is 54% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2306th and 5th ($1903 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 46th and 20th 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
$16.2
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$18564

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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 San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3254
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2961
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3109
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3230
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2998
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3218
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3026
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3285
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3014
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3317
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3071
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3797
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3756
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3634
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2950
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2858
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3553
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2826
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2957
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2910
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3818
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3045
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2850
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2381
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3094
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2823
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2764
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3359
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3133
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3765