Montreal vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$992	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	96	98
🏙️ Population	1.8M	5.45M

The cost of living in Montreal is 32% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2284th and 348th ($1928 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Australia, respectively. Check Canada vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 11th and 2nd 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	$16.8	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$21946

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864