Montreal vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$992
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$3629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
96
93
🏙️ Population
1.8M
662K

The cost of living in Montreal is 24% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2284th and 822nd ($1928 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 2nd in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Ranked 1st vs 4th best cities to live in Canada, and 11th vs 53rd 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
$16.8
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$21986

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915