Montreal vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$992	$1069
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$2129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	39
😀 Quality of life	96	76
🏙️ Population	1.8M	6.44K

The cost of living in Montreal is 7% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2284th and 2829th ($1928 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 3rd in Canada and Malta, respectively. Check Canada vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 11th and 1410th 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	$16.8	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$4.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$1157
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$2066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$85.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$4792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$4205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$61.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$12962

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2130
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1857
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1715
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1749
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1688
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1739
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1342
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1279
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1101
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1318
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1308
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1235
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1185
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1077
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$513
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$586
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$457
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$389
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$495
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$316
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$606
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$364
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$394
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$367
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$456
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$620
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$537
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1245
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1342
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$372
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$388