Montreal vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$992	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	1.8M	6.26M

The cost of living in Montreal is 62% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2284th and 4795th ($1928 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 11th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Santiago

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	Montreal	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$10578

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849