Montreal vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$7449
🏠 One person rent
$940
$1896
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$3549
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$746
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$6742
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
93
91
🏙️ Population
1.8M
737K

The cost of living in Montreal is 38% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2225th and 158th ($1857 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 140th 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 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 51st and 98th 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
$15.9
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$7.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$29407

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2642
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2973
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2595
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3239
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2718
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2741
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2625
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2759
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2785
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2606
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2623
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2726
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2462
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2784
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2642
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2532
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2579
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2637
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2338
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2589
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2517
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2604
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2644
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2449
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2598
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2460
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2571
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2406
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2692
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2527
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2523
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2093