Montreal vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$2642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$6140
🏠 One person rent	$992	$1320
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$955
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$8047
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	96	70
🏙️ Population	1.8M	5.67K

The cost of living in Montreal is 27% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 2284th and 666th ($1928 vs $2642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Canada vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 3 months in Vaduz. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 11th and 3917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Vaduz

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	Montreal	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$33.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$20.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$7.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$4.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$1041
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$1856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	7.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$17730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$7482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$125
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$8.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$27.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$52.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$7.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$5.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$150
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$18113

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2543
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2942
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1975
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2075
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1889
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1748
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2721
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1872
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3345
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1986
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1748
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3457
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1885
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3305
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1855
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3556
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$4151
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3784
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3494
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1892
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3281
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1740
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1884
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1696
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3367
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3380
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3367
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3331