Montreal vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4422
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$984
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$1684
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$193
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2928
$3446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
93
93
🏙️ Population
1.9M
662K

The cost of living in Montreal is 24% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2370th and 890th ($1901 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 1st in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Ranked 2nd vs 3rd best cities to live in Canada, and 49th vs 62nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Vancouver

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Montreal Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.7
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.08
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1096
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5122
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3877
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.68
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.6
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6432
$21273

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884