Montreal vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$992	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	96	67
🏙️ Population	1.8M	955K

The cost of living in Montreal is 9% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2284th and 2952nd ($1928 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 12th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 11th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tenerife

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	Montreal	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490