Montreal vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$8814
🏠 One person rent
$984
$2859
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$4660
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$850
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$7874
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
93
95
🏙️ Population
1.9M
874K

The cost of living in Montreal is 54% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2370th and 7th ($1901 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 4th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 49th and 22nd 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
$15.7
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$15.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$8.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$3199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$2521
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$4951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$4247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
6.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$10798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$9079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$5.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$7.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$2190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$21216

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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 San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3264
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3252
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3559
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3273
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$3049
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3204
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3261
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$3070
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3245
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3102
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3276
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3086
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3310
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3043
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4178
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3797
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3588
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2906
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2893
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3577
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2822
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2968
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3357
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2905
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3873
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3075
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2848
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2393
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3181
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2804
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2748
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3357
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3234
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3808