Montreal vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$928
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
1.76M
662K

The cost of living in Montreal is 29% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2281st and 587th ($1821 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 7th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Ranked 1st vs 3rd best cities to live in Canada, and 30th vs 60th 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
$15.9
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$14942

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758