Montreal vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$940	$742
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$1698
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	57
😀 Quality of life	93	86
🏙️ Population	1.8M	458K

The cost of living in Montreal is 31% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 2225th and 3823rd ($1857 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 51st and 343rd 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	$15.9	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$7151

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1219
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1816
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1879
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1441
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1671
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1220
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1509
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1486
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1064
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1327
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$933
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1396
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1045
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1286
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1450
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$952
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1495
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1398
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1450
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1355
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$953
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$835
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1391
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1464
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1432
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1254
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1394