Montreal vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$969	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$3342
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	86
😀 Quality of life	95	99
🏙️ Population	1.8M	2.79M

The cost of living in Montreal is 23% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2306th and 918th ($1903 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 2nd in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Ranked 4th vs 1st best cities to live in Canada, and 46th vs 6th 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	$16.2	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$17676

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043