Cost of living comparison
London is 97.5% more expensive than Montreal.
If you lived in London instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
Montreal
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.96
CA$25.44
|
$25.83
£20.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$15.26
|
$10.33
£8.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
CA$2.97
|
$2.46
£1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CA$2.16
|
$1.85
£1.45
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Montreal
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
CA$4.61
|
$2.07
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.59
CA$10.75
|
$5.65
£4.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
CA$12.20
|
$6.31
£4.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.45
CA$4.88
|
$4.45
£3.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.61
CA$7.94
|
$4.26
£3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CA$2.29
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.95
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
CA$2.77
|
$1.44
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
CA$3.11
|
$1.79
£1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.60
|
$0.69
£0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CA$1.53
|
$0.70
£0.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Montreal
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
CA$6.53
|
$7.39
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.85
CA$101.75
|
$258.31
£202.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$34,571.96
|
$36,531.14
£28,663.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.29
CA$21.65
|
$35.26
£27.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Montreal
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.57
CA$61.71
|
$41.63
£32.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,195.88
CA$1,693.55
|
$2,834.46
£2,223.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$957.38
CA$1,355.79
|
$2,063.73
£1,619.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.67
CA$84.50
|
$263.90
£207.06
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Montreal
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$650.63
CA$921.39
|
$2,333.60
£1,830.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,648.39
CA$7,998.96
|
$27,892.30
£21,884.89
|
|
pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
CA$9.16
|
$8.27
£6.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
CA$5.11
|
$4.80
£3.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.85
CA$16.79
|
$19.76
£15.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.11
CA$51.14
|
$65.66
£51.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
CA$15.26
|
$16.14
£12.67
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
Montreal
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.65
CA$90.14
|
$96.94
£76.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.65
CA$63.24
|
$50.55
£39.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.18
CA$126.29
|
$114.87
£90.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.63
CA$152.42
|
$135.36
£106.21
|
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