Cost of living comparison
Boston is 82.2% more expensive than Montreal.
If you lived in Boston instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 33.3% more for restaurants
Montreal
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.98
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
CA$2.85
|
$2.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
CA$2.11
|
$2.56
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
Montreal
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
CA$4.21
|
$4.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.55
|
$10.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CA$10.97
|
$4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.58
|
$4.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
CA$7.67
|
$6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CA$2.23
|
$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$2.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.83
|
$2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.45
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Montreal
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CA$6.52
|
$3.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
CA$96.94
|
$90.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
CA$20.74
|
$16.72
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Montreal
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.20
CA$60.18
|
$69.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.08
CA$1,660.08
|
$3,145.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$947.47
CA$1,290.22
|
$2,256.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.68
CA$85.36
|
$150.95
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Montreal
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$659.52
CA$898.10
|
$2,416.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,646.93
CA$9,051.46
|
$28,000.00
|
|
pay 66.0% more for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
CA$8.49
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
CA$5.23
|
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$13.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.41
CA$45.49
|
$95.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$16.00
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Montreal
|
Boston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.92
CA$88.41
|
$58.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.04
CA$66.79
|
$44.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.69
CA$119.41
|
$92.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
CA$147.41
|
$155.69
|
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