Montreal vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$992	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$3336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	96	85
🏙️ Population	1.8M	413K

The cost of living in Montreal is 3% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 2284th and 2537th ($1928 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1834th 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 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tulsa ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 11th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tulsa

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	Montreal	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$25512

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1894
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1833
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1842
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1536
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1850
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1571
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1865
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1758
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2090
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1955
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2143
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2001
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2021
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1744
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1782
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1825
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1557
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2011
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2039
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1838
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1883
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1947
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1860
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1820
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1860
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1654
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1739
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1358
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1853
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1541
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1276
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1421
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2214