Montreal vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$986	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$1616
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	27
😀 Quality of life	93	73
🏙️ Population	1.76M	683K

The cost of living in Montreal is 47% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2002nd and 4271st ($1954 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 67th in Canada and Spain, respectively. Check Canada vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 60th and 1465th 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	$16.6	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$7709

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471