Montreal vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$4192
🏠 One person rent	$928	$683
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$1882
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$3018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	1.76M	9.67M

The cost of living in Montreal is 26% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 2281st and 3641st ($1821 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 1st in Canada and South Korea, respectively. Check Canada vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 30th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Seoul

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	Montreal	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$19966

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1101
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1144
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1087
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$986
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1069
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1106
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1121
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1081
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1152
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1097
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1120
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1124
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1054
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1063
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1072
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1127
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$987
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1020
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1077
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1041
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1256
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1088
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1024
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$949
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1542
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$973
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$924
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$986
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$911
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1002
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$880
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$940
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1005
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1009
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$903
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$967
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$963