Montreal vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$984
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$4276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
89
😀 Quality of life
93
97
🏙️ Population
1.9M
5.87M

The cost of living in Montreal is 39% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2370th and 165th ($1901 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1st in Canada and Singapore, respectively. Check Canada vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 49th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Singapore City

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Montreal Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$27027

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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 Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637