Montreal vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$986	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$6972
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	87
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.01M

The cost of living in Montreal is 47% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2002nd and 13th ($1954 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 11th 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 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 60th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs San Jose, United States

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	Montreal	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$23974

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146