Montreal vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$984	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	1.9M	385K

The cost of living in Montreal is 26% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 2370th and 777th ($1901 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 683rd in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 49th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tampa

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	Montreal	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260