Cost of living comparison

United States

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Canada

Montreal vs. South Bend Cost of Living Summary

Montreal is 15.5% more expensive than South Bend.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% more in Montreal
Groceries: pay 47.9% more in Montreal
Transportation: pay 25.3% more in Montreal
Housing: pay 19.9% less in Montreal
Childcare: pay 59.0% less in Montreal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% more in Montreal
Clothing: pay 84.2% more in Montreal

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

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Montreal vs. South Bend Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Montreal instead of South Bend, you would:

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pay 20.6% more for restaurants

	South Bend	Montreal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$17.93 CA$25.54	+19.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50	$11.48 CA$16.35	+53.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88	$1.97 CA$2.81	+4.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.41	$1.49 CA$2.12	+5.4%
Average			+20.6%

South Bend vs. Montreal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.9% more for groceries

	South Bend	Montreal
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66	$2.92 CA$4.16	+9.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.87	$7.37 CA$10.50	+25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.02	$8.70 CA$12.39	+188.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97	$3.24 CA$4.61	+9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.33	$5.11 CA$7.29	+18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.73 CA$2.47	-13.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60	$0.75 CA$1.07	+25.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10	$1.68 CA$2.39	+52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80	$1.76 CA$2.51	+121.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$1.32 CA$1.88	+39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72	$1.08 CA$1.54	+49.9%
Average			+47.9%

South Bend vs. Montreal - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.3% more for transportation

	South Bend	Montreal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.16	$4.27 CA$6.09	+35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.00	$74.95 CA$106.78	+114.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,000.00	$24,369.83 CA$34,718.48	-28.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.70	$16.55 CA$23.57	-20.1%
Average			+25.3%

South Bend vs. Montreal - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.9% less for housing

	South Bend	Montreal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$41.37 CA$58.94	-31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,625.00	$1,201.35 CA$1,711.50	-26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$825.00	$961.99 CA$1,370.49	+16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.79	$57.08 CA$81.32	-39.1%
Average			-19.9%

South Bend vs. Montreal - Cost of housing

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pay 59.0% less for childcare

	South Bend	Montreal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$950.00	$518.92 CA$739.28	-45.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,000.00	$5,750.83 CA$8,192.92	-72.6%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

	South Bend	Montreal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$5.74 CA$8.17	-4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88	$3.76 CA$5.36	-22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42	$12.19 CA$17.37	+89.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.47	$44.06 CA$62.77	+3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00	$11.12 CA$15.84	-20.6%
Average			+9.1%

South Bend vs. Montreal - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 84.2% more for clothing

	South Bend	Montreal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.33	$58.20 CA$82.91	+48.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.99	$43.37 CA$61.79	+44.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.00	$102.59 CA$146.16	+105.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$119.45 CA$170.17	+138.9%
Average			+84.2%

South Bend vs. Montreal - Cost of clothing

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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: October 2026

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