Montreal vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$986	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$3590
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	86
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	1.76M	2.79M

The cost of living in Montreal is 24% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2002nd and 656th ($1954 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 5th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Ranked 2nd vs 1st best cities to live in Canada, and 60th vs 52nd 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	$16.6	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085