Montreal vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$992	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	24
😀 Quality of life	96	81
🏙️ Population	1.8M	693K

The cost of living in Montreal is 31% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2284th and 4152nd ($1928 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 64th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 11th and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Zaragoza

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	Montreal	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671