Montreal vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1954
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4616
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$986
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$1716
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2805
$1966
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
1.76M
1.86M

The cost of living in Montreal is 10% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 2002nd and 2592nd ($1954 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and Poland, respectively. Check Canada vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 60th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Warsaw

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Montreal Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.2
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$4.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$856
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.7
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4431
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.92
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$121
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6957
$13474

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390