Cost of living comparison
Montreal is 7.9% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Montreal instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Montreal
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€13.73
|
$18.35
CA$24.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€9.81
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.77
|
$2.10
CA$2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.47
|
$1.55
CA$2.10
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Berlin
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.93
|
$3.09
CA$4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.25
|
$6.28
CA$8.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.22
|
$8.06
CA$10.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.15
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.75
|
$5.63
CA$7.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.18
|
$1.64
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.95
|
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.48
|
$2.08
CA$2.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$1.07
CA$1.45
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.69
|
$4.79
CA$6.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€48.06
|
$71.19
CA$96.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,210.33
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,844.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€22.95
|
$15.23
CA$20.67
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
Berlin
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€38.32
|
$44.20
CA$59.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,254.44
|
$1,219.08
CA$1,654.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€890.98
|
$947.47
CA$1,285.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€250.83
|
$62.68
CA$85.08
|
|
pay 93.0% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€188.42
|
$659.52
CA$895.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,495.43
|
$6,646.93
CA$9,021.45
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.41
|
$6.24
CA$8.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.65
|
$3.84
CA$5.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.04
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€33.85
|
$33.41
CA$45.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.02
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Montreal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€80.04
|
$64.92
CA$88.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.19
|
$49.04
CA$66.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€86.97
|
$87.69
CA$119.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€130.15
|
$108.25
CA$146.92
|
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