Montreal vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$984	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	1.9M	737K

The cost of living in Montreal is 40% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2370th and 126th ($1901 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 49th and 147th 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	$15.7	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$30033

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098