Montreal vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$928
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$674
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
1.76M
6.26M

The cost of living in Montreal is 69% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2281st and 4828th ($1821 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 1st in Canada and Chile, respectively. Check Canada vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 30th and 685th 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
$15.9
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$6400

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440