Cost of living comparison
Austria is 11.5% more expensive than Montreal.
If you lived in Austria instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 32.9% more for restaurants
Montreal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
CA$14.49
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
CA$2.39
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Montreal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
CA$3.86
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.88
CA$8.05
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CA$11.03
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
CA$4.08
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CA$2.05
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CA$2.44
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
CA$1.20
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CA$1.43
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Montreal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.91
CA$6.72
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.32
CA$94.82
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,862.20
CA$31,272.06
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.35
CA$18.26
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
Montreal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
CA$61.50
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.52
CA$1,465.68
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.68
CA$1,115.73
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.94
CA$76.52
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 22.7% less for childcare
Montreal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$675.17
CA$923.53
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,835.13
CA$12,085.14
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
CA$7.57
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
CA$4.77
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.47
CA$40.31
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.32
CA$14.12
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
Montreal
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.21
CA$83.73
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.51
CA$54.04
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
CA$121.66
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.18
CA$153.45
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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