Montreal vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$928
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$460
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
1.76M
12.4M

The cost of living in Montreal is 75% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2281st and 5031st ($1821 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 1st in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 30th and 4799th 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
$15.9
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659