Cost of living comparison

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Berlin vs. Montreal Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 22.5% more expensive than Montreal.

Restaurants
pay 30.6% more in Berlin
Groceries
pay 19.9% less in Berlin
Transportation
pay 37.9% more in Berlin
Housing
pay 87.5% more in Berlin
Childcare
pay 9.0% more in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.0% less in Berlin
Clothing
pay 15.4% more in Berlin

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in Berlin are more expensive than in Montreal. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Berlin. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Berlin.

Berlin vs. Montreal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Berlin instead of Montreal, you would:

pay 30.6% more for restaurants

 
Montreal
Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.96
CA$26.12
$16.08
€15.51
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.78
CA$15.67
$11.79
€11.38
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.09
CA$3.05
$2.88
€2.78

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

 
Montreal
Berlin
Bread
1 loaf
$3.25
CA$4.73
$1.96
€1.89
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.59
CA$11.04
$6.66
€6.43
Milk (1 gallon) $8.62
CA$12.53
$4.57
€4.41

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pay 37.9% more for transportation

 
Montreal
Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.61
CA$6.71
$7.19
€6.94
Monthly public transit pass $71.85
CA$104.49
$52.52
€50.68
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,412.64
CA$35,502.08
$31,799.21
€30,685.35

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pay 87.5% more for housing

 
Montreal
Berlin
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.57
CA$63.37
$44.99
€43.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,195.88
CA$1,739.12
$1,278.77
€1,233.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $957.38
CA$1,392.27
$938.86
€905.98

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pay 9.0% more for childcare

 
Montreal
Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $650.63
CA$946.17
$306.98
€296.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,648.39
CA$8,214.17
$9,639.17
€9,301.53

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pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Montreal
Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.47
CA$9.40
$4.29
€4.14
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.61
CA$5.24
$3.98
€3.84
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.85
CA$17.24
$9.11
€8.79

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pay 15.4% more for clothing

 
Montreal
Berlin
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$63.65
CA$92.57
$85.49
€82.50
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.65
CA$64.94
$40.99
€39.55
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$89.18
CA$129.68
$95.49
€92.15

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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