Montreal vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$4002
🏠 One person rent
$992
$852
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$1436
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$2178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
1.8M
458K

The cost of living in Montreal is 15% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 2284th and 3311th ($1928 vs $1683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Estonia, respectively. Check Canada vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Tallinn. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 11th and 390th 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
$16.8
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$94.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$1005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$213
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$5557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$3701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$59.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$638
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$9251

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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 Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1448
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1990
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$2062
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$1021
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1606
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1927
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1406
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1693
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1659
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1214
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1578
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$1083
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1583
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1426
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1232
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1514
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1568
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$1111
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1597
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1571
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1567
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1230
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1474
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$1108
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$944
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1514
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1445
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1471
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1383
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1516