Montreal vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$986	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	93	99
🏙️ Population	1.76M	4.84M

The cost of living in Montreal is 30% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2002nd and 312th ($1954 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 60th and 4th 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	$16.6	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754