Montreal vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$1594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$3832
🏠 One person rent
$984
$821
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$1405
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$523
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$2188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
93
87
🏙️ Population
1.9M
458K

The cost of living in Montreal is 19% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 2370th and 3619th ($1901 vs $1594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 1.4 months in Tallinn. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 49th and 357th 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
$15.7
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$6.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$202
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$5123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$3587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$25.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$7.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$29.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$10559

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828

Cities near Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1455
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1970
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1974
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$1085
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1597
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1843
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1391
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1698
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1673
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1179
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1521
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1054
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1535
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1419
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1220
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1478
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1529
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1079
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1560
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1533
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1531
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1225
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1383
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1081
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$938
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1482
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1407
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1439
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1370
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1492