Cost of living comparison
Montreal is 28.8% cheaper than Boston.
If you lived in Montreal instead of Boston, you would:
pay 25.7% less for restaurants
Boston
|
Montreal
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$14.75
CA$20.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.35
|
$10.59
CA$14.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.75
CA$2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$1.32
CA$1.80
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Boston
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.95
|
$2.82
CA$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.76
|
$5.88
CA$8.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
|
$8.06
CA$11.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
|
$2.99
CA$4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.98
|
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.50
CA$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$1.78
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.88
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$1.04
CA$1.43
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Boston
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
|
$4.91
CA$6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$69.32
CA$94.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$22,862.20
CA$31,256.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.91
|
$13.35
CA$18.25
|
|
pay 51.8% less for housing
Boston
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.03
|
$44.96
CA$61.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,695.43
|
$1,071.52
CA$1,464.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,972.50
|
$815.68
CA$1,115.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.79
|
$55.94
CA$76.48
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Boston
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.54
|
$675.17
CA$923.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$32,600.00
|
$8,835.13
CA$12,078.95
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Boston
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.53
CA$7.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
|
$3.49
CA$4.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.86
|
$29.47
CA$40.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$10.32
CA$14.12
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Boston
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.93
|
$61.21
CA$83.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.56
|
$39.51
CA$54.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
|
$88.95
CA$121.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.31
|
$112.18
CA$153.37
|
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