Montreal vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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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