Montreal vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$986
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$3361
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
93
92
🏙️ Population
1.76M
662K

The cost of living in Montreal is 26% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2002nd and 512th ($1954 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Ranked 2nd vs 5th best cities to live in Canada, and 60th vs 100th 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
$16.6
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$16245

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743