Montreal vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$940	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$3578
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	34
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	1.8M	543K

The cost of living in Montreal is 5% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2225th and 1962nd ($1857 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 51st and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tucson

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	Montreal	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$15495

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262