Montreal vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$969	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	1.8M	6.26M

The cost of living in Montreal is 72% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2306th and 4939th ($1903 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 0.8 months in Santiago. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 46th and 672nd 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	$16.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$9190

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827