Montreal vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$3442
🏠 One person rent
$986
$758
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$1325
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$1738
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
56
😀 Quality of life
93
86
🏙️ Population
1.76M
458K

The cost of living in Montreal is 35% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 2002nd and 3932nd ($1954 vs $1447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and Estonia, respectively. Check Canada vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 60th and 323rd 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
$16.6
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$897
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
5.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$4778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$3290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$7079

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610

Cities near Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1278
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1936
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$2023
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$973
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1525
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1782
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1363
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1570
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1532
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1102
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1453
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$966
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1571
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1534
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1120
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1416
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1546
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$979
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1591
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1453
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1544
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1151
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1447
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$846
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$893
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1469
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1527
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1499
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1331
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1467