Montreal vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$969
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$1402
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$1941
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
57
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
1.8M
458K

The cost of living in Montreal is 19% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 2306th and 3511th ($1903 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1st in Canada and Estonia, respectively. Check Canada vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 46th and 345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tallinn

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Montreal Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$6.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$5392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$8113

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811

Cities near Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1372
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1947
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1937
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$999
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1566
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1881
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1383
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1655
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1611
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1184
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1561
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1041
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1589
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1394
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1174
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1516
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1521
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1064
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1545
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1524
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1192
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1561
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1083
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$928
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1476
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1422
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1437
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1438
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1353
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1503