Montreal vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montreal	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1857	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4312	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$940	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$1577	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$1964
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	93	83
🏙️ Population	1.8M	826K

The cost of living in Montreal is 22% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 2225th and 3333rd ($1857 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 17th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 51st and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Valencia, Spain

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	Montreal	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.26	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1828	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1371	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.8	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6524	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4131	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.48	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$639	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5725	$9798

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434