Montreal vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$3939
🏠 One person rent	$986	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$1777
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$67.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$1527
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	37
😀 Quality of life	93	72
🏙️ Population	1.76M	6.44K

The cost of living in Montreal is 18% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2002nd and 3052nd ($1954 vs $1649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd in Canada and Malta, respectively. Check Canada vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.9 months in Valletta. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 60th and 1891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Valletta

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	Montreal	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$4.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$2112
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$90.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	5.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$8404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$4204
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$6.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$692
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$8876

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1771
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1747
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1334
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1643
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1519
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1434
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1172
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$990
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1188
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1031
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1229
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1211
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1157
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1086
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1005
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$482
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$496
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$432
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$462
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$388
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$522
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$398
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$419
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$402
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$453
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$563
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$490
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1057
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1272
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$388
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$344