Montreal vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$928	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	95	98
🏙️ Population	1.76M	4.84M

The cost of living in Montreal is 34% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2281st and 318th ($1821 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 30th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Sydney

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	Montreal	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$17934

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816