Montreal vs Tunis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Tunis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$620
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1486
🏠 One person rent	$992	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$343
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	96	63
🏙️ Population	1.8M	603K

The cost of living in Montreal is 211% more expensive than in Tunis. Cities ranked 2284th and 7777th ($1928 vs $620) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Tunisia, respectively. Check Canada vs Tunisia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Tunis. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tunis ranked 1st in Tunisia, while ranked 11th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tunis

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	Montreal	Tunis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	10.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$2.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$6.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$4012

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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 Tunis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.3 mi	Aryanah	$537
15 km or 9.6 mi	La Marsa	$606
59 km or 37 mi	Bizerte	$388
63 km or 39 mi	Nabeul	$513
115 km or 71 mi	Sousse	$586
124 km or 77 mi	Kairouan	$456
207 km or 129 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
215 km or 134 mi	Annaba	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Marsala	$1185
235 km or 146 mi	Sfax	$495
242 km or 150 mi	Tebessa	$511
247 km or 153 mi	Trapani	$1077
282 km or 175 mi	Quartu Sant'Elena	$1577
284 km or 177 mi	Cagliari	$1672
292 km or 181 mi	Skikda	$531
294 km or 182 mi	Gafsa	$424
307 km or 191 mi	Agrigento	$1101
317 km or 197 mi	Palermo	$1308
322 km or 200 mi	Constantine	$505
325 km or 202 mi	Gabes	$408
363 km or 226 mi	Gela	$1101
375 km or 233 mi	Niscemi	$1224
386 km or 240 mi	Batna	$432
390 km or 242 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
393 km or 244 mi	Jijel	$445
394 km or 245 mi	Mosta	$1739
394 km or 245 mi	Naxxar	$1688
397 km or 247 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
397 km or 247 mi	San Gwann	$1749
398 km or 247 mi	Nuoro	$1496
399 km or 248 mi	Gzira	$1857
400 km or 248 mi	Sliema	$2130
401 km or 249 mi	Valletta	$1810
404 km or 251 mi	Zabbar	$1715
405 km or 252 mi	Ragusa	$1342
407 km or 253 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
408 km or 253 mi	El Eulma	$418
432 km or 268 mi	Setif	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Catania	$1318
448 km or 278 mi	Alghero	$1387