Montreal vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$969	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$1866
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	38
😀 Quality of life	95	77
🏙️ Population	1.8M	6.44K

The cost of living in Montreal is 8% more expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 2306th and 2847th ($1903 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 2nd in Canada and Malta, respectively. Check Canada vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 46th and 1422nd 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	$16.2	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$12705

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375