Montreal vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$992	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	1.8M	737K

The cost of living in Montreal is 39% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2284th and 142nd ($1928 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 101st in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 11th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Seattle

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	Montreal	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173