Cost of living comparison
Montreal is 27.9% cheaper than Los Angeles.
If you lived in Montreal instead of Los Angeles, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Los Angeles
|
Montreal
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.59
CA$14.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
|
$1.75
CA$2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
|
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Los Angeles
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.06
|
$2.82
CA$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.46
|
$5.88
CA$8.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
|
$8.06
CA$11.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.92
|
$2.99
CA$4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
|
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.50
CA$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.78
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.88
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.04
CA$1.43
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Los Angeles
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
|
$4.91
CA$6.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$69.32
CA$94.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
|
$22,862.20
CA$31,278.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.67
|
$13.35
CA$18.26
|
|
pay 52.1% less for housing
Los Angeles
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.60
|
$44.96
CA$61.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,627.42
|
$1,071.52
CA$1,466.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,023.89
|
$815.68
CA$1,115.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.61
|
$55.94
CA$76.53
|
|
pay 57.1% less for childcare
Los Angeles
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.67
|
$675.17
CA$923.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,929.57
|
$8,835.13
CA$12,087.79
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Los Angeles
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.53
CA$7.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$3.49
CA$4.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.15
|
$29.47
CA$40.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$10.32
CA$14.13
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Los Angeles
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.36
|
$61.21
CA$83.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.80
|
$39.51
CA$54.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.97
|
$88.95
CA$121.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.00
|
$112.18
CA$153.48
|
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