Montreal vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$928
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1161
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$1792
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
56
😀 Quality of life
95
85
🏙️ Population
1.76M
438K

The cost of living in Montreal is 36% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 2281st and 4073rd ($1821 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th 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 1.3 months in Tallinn. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 30th and 271st 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
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$798
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$4327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$2977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$2.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$5.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$81.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$6105

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1194
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$1907
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$920
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1438
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1736
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1257
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1498
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1491
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$982
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1277
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$909
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1336
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1464
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1163
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1349
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1483
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$906
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1396
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1480
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1080
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1376
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$814
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$860
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1410
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1521
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1462
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1265
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1414