Cost of living comparison
Athens is 0.9% cheaper than Montreal.
If you lived in Athens instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$25.17
|
$16.08
€15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$15.10
|
$9.65
€9.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
CA$2.94
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CA$2.14
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
CA$4.56
|
$1.27
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.59
CA$10.64
|
$6.59
€6.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
CA$12.07
|
$6.29
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.45
CA$4.83
|
$4.50
€4.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.61
CA$7.86
|
$4.89
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CA$2.26
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.94
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
CA$2.74
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
CA$3.08
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.59
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CA$1.52
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
CA$6.46
|
$7.64
€7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.85
CA$100.68
|
$30.01
€28.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$34,208.21
|
$30,384.48
€28,724.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.29
CA$21.42
|
$12.86
€12.16
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
CA$61.06
|
$32.55
€30.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,195.88
CA$1,675.73
|
$634.68
€600.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$957.38
CA$1,341.53
|
$557.32
€526.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.67
CA$83.61
|
$153.41
€145.03
|
|
pay 30.5% more for childcare
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$650.63
CA$911.69
|
$463.20
€437.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,648.39
CA$7,914.80
|
$10,722.29
€10,136.40
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
CA$9.06
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
CA$5.05
|
$3.71
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.85
CA$16.61
|
$4.88
€4.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.11
CA$50.60
|
$49.36
€46.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
CA$15.10
|
$9.65
€9.12
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
Montreal
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.65
CA$89.19
|
$86.11
€81.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
CA$62.57
|
$38.32
€36.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.18
CA$124.96
|
$93.75
€88.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.63
CA$150.81
|
$115.38
€109.08
|
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