Montreal vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1903
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4337
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$969
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$1582
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2945
$3278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
1.8M
662K

The cost of living in Montreal is 23% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2306th and 931st ($1903 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 4th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Ranked 4th vs 10th best cities to live in Canada, and 46th vs 87th 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
$16.2
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.78
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.98
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1381
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.4
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6195
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4493
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.31
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.32
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.39
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$509
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4789
$19787

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812