Montreal vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$940	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$2831
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	100	87
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	1.8M	518K

The cost of living in Montreal is 5% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 2225th and 2490th ($1857 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 147th in Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 51st and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Sheffield

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	Montreal	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750