Cost of living comparison
Dallas is 54.5% more expensive than Montreal.
If you lived in Dallas instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 20.9% more for restaurants
Montreal
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$25.44
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$15.26
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
CA$2.97
|
$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CA$2.16
|
$2.22
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
Montreal
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
CA$4.61
|
$3.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.59
CA$10.75
|
$6.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
CA$12.20
|
$3.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.45
CA$4.88
|
$2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.61
CA$7.94
|
$6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CA$2.29
|
$2.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.95
|
$0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
CA$2.77
|
$1.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
CA$3.11
|
$1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.60
|
$1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CA$1.53
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
Montreal
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
CA$6.53
|
$3.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.85
CA$101.75
|
$91.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$34,571.96
|
$33,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.29
CA$21.65
|
$16.92
|
|
pay 99.5% more for housing
Montreal
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
CA$61.71
|
$65.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,195.88
CA$1,693.55
|
$1,749.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$957.38
CA$1,355.79
|
$1,499.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.67
CA$84.50
|
$205.18
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Montreal
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$650.63
CA$921.39
|
$1,310.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,648.39
CA$7,998.96
|
$26,633.33
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
CA$9.16
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
CA$5.11
|
$5.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.85
CA$16.79
|
$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.11
CA$51.14
|
$39.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
CA$15.26
|
$12.88
|
|
pay 8.0% more for clothing
Montreal
|
Dallas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.65
CA$90.14
|
$55.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
CA$63.24
|
$47.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.18
CA$126.29
|
$111.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.63
CA$152.42
|
$122.07
|
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