Cost of Living Comparison Between Alert and Montreal Cost of Living Comparison Between Alert and Montreal

🙂 Solo nomad: Alert is 11% cheaper than Montreal without rent, and 11.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Alert is 6.1% more expensive than Montreal without rent, and 2.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.19 CA$23.41

$16.33 CA$22.23

5.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.8 CA$95

$73.7 CA$100

-5.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.83 CA$14.74

$10.99 CA$14.96

-1.46%

Cappuccino

$3.84 CA$5.22

$3.82 CA$5.2

0.52%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 CA$2.78

$2.1 CA$2.86

-2.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 CA$2.25

$1.52 CA$2.07

8.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.62 CA$7.65

$5.92 CA$8.05

-5.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.04 CA$8.23

$6.47 CA$8.8

-6.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.1 CA$2.86

$2.27 CA$3.09

-7.49%

White Bread (500g)

$2.73 CA$3.71

$3.36 CA$4.58

-18.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.5 CA$4.76

$3.66 CA$4.98

-4.37%

Eggs

$3.41 CA$4.64

$3.43 CA$4.67

-0.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.96 CA$14.92

$16.48 CA$22.43

-33.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.89 CA$16.18

$11.61 CA$15.8

2.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.57 CA$19.84

$15.19 CA$20.67

-4.08%

Apples (1kg)

$4.14 CA$5.63

$3.61 CA$4.91

14.68%

Banana (1kg)

$1.36 CA$1.86

$1.68 CA$2.28

-19.05%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.72 CA$5.07

$4.12 CA$5.61

-9.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.81 CA$5.18

$4.44 CA$6.05

-14.19%

Potato (1kg)

$2.43 CA$3.31

$2.64 CA$3.59

-7.95%

Onion (1kg)

$2.55 CA$3.48

$2.6 CA$3.54

-1.92%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.56 CA$3.48

$2.17 CA$2.96

17.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 CA$2.41

$1.78 CA$2.42

-0.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.85 CA$18.85

$13.27 CA$18.06

4.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.31 CA$18.12

$12.7 CA$17.29

4.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.81 CA$3.83

$3.11 CA$4.24

-9.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.13 CA$4.27

$3.6 CA$4.89

-13.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.32 CA$3.16

$2.69 CA$3.66

-13.75%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$63.1 CA$85.9

$73.1 CA$99.5

-13.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.21 CA$4.37

$3.53 CA$4.81

-9.07%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.48 CA$2.01

$1.4 CA$1.9

5.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$25.6 CA$34.85

$34.13 CA$46.45

-24.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.11 CA$1.51

$1.23 CA$1.68

-9.76%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$25.5K CA$34.7K

$25.2K CA$34.3K

1.20%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21K CA$28.5K

$21.6K CA$29.4K

-3.13%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$144 CA$196

$75.3 CA$102

91.04%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$43.13 CA$58.7

$36.75 CA$50

17.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$62.9 CA$85.6

$44.37 CA$60.4

41.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.42 CA$56.4

$43.45 CA$59.1

-4.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.07 CA$23.24

Cinema Ticket

$11.54 CA$15.71

$11.17 CA$15.2

3.31%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$739 CA$1,006

$621 CA$845

19.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.8K CA$16.1K

$5,850 CA$7,963

102.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.3 CA$73.9

$62.9 CA$85.6

-13.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.15 CA$54.7

$45.2 CA$61.5

-11.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.9 CA$120

$103 CA$140

-14.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$105 CA$143

$122 CA$166

-13.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,317 CA$1,793

$1,197 CA$1,629

10.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,201 CA$1,634

$944 CA$1,285

27.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,037 CA$2,773

$2,069 CA$2,816

-1.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,788 CA$2,434

$1,558 CA$2,120

14.81%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,095 CA$6,935

$6,154 CA$8,377

-17.22%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,594 CA$4,892

$4,461 CA$6,072

-19.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,621 CA$4,929

$2,940 CA$4,002

23.17%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.46

5.01

28.94%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Alert: October 28, 2025

Last update for Montreal: October 29, 2025

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