Montreal vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$986	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$3539
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	93	96
🏙️ Population	1.76M	985K

The cost of living in Montreal is 2% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2002nd and 1883rd ($1954 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in Canada and Sweden, respectively. Check Canada vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 60th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Stockholm

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	Montreal	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$7335

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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	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328