Montreal vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$984
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$3517
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
86
😀 Quality of life
93
94
🏙️ Population
1.9M
2.79M

The cost of living in Montreal is 21% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2370th and 1059th ($1901 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 6th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Canada, and 49th vs 46th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Toronto

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Montreal Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053