Montreal vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$986	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	1.76M	11.5M

The cost of living in Montreal is 93% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2002nd and 5616th ($1954 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 60th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Sao Paulo

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	Montreal	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629