Montreal vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1949	$1463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4600	$4191
🏠 One person rent	$982	$677
🏘️ Family rent	$1703	$1790
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2800	$3015
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	1.76M	9.67M

The cost of living in Montreal is 33% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 2014th and 3854th ($1949 vs $1463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 2.1 months in Seoul. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 60th and 39th 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	$16.5	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$3.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1045	$832
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1984	$2543
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$1342
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$23.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	5.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7467	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4409	$11901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$3.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$38.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$7.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$674	$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6998	$21969

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1858
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1895
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1886
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2059
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1945
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1887
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1917
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1915
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1919
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2003
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1888
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1902
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1971
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1922
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1850
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1848
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1904
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1741
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1901
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1824
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1789
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1820
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1835
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1824
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1809
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1858
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1736
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1917
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1774
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1829
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1796
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1651
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1999
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1537
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1185
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1630
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1607

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1085
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1011
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1036
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1003
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$935
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1071
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1084
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1084
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1066
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1026
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$942
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1003
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$966
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$990
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1058
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1021
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$967
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1069
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$969
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$987
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1139
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1048
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1022
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1077
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1559
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1036
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1041
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1023
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1142
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1216
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1029
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$1094
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$996
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1108
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1554
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1043