Montreal vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$940
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$3246
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
93
92
🏙️ Population
1.8M
662K

The cost of living in Montreal is 25% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2225th and 819th ($1857 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 3rd 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 1st vs 3rd best cities to live in Canada, and 51st vs 86th 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
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$17240

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Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2495
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2047
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2527
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2692
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1810
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2598
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2589
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2637
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2642
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2973
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2155
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2625
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2718
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2882
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2462
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3239
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3015
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3273
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2826
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2759