Cost of Living in Montreal, 🇨🇦 Canada - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 18 19 $1,413 $1,166 $1,627 $972 $117

Utilities 1 19 — $78 $198 $71 —

Internet & Mobile 4 6 $57 $57 $81 $57 $2

Groceries 11 12 $85 $198 $777 $247 $8

Transportation 2 3 7 $134 $247 $424 $106 $26

Dining Out 1 19 $1,166 $283 $424 $150 $74

Leisure Activities 1 19 $61 $50 $2,838 $30 $25

Health Insurance 9 $63 $57 $170 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 10 $5 $0 $1 — $1

Total $2,984 $2,136 $6,540 $1,633 $255

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 19 $1,254.06 $989 – $1,554 per month

Coworking Space 5 17 $211.95 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 18 19 $1,413.03 $1,060 – $1,696 per month

Coliving Space 1 $565.21 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 5 19 $3.85 per cup

Beer 11 12 $6.36 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 19 $18.72 per meal

Fast Food Combo 11 12 $10.60 per meal

Apples 11 12 $4.57 per kg

Bread 11 12 $2.56 per loaf

Milk 11 12 $2.28 per liter

Rice 11 12 $3.44 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 12 $10.18 per kg

Beef 11 12 $11.83 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 11 12 $10.60 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 19 $72.06 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 11 12 $1.52 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 7 8 $2.90 per trip

Taxi per km 7 8 $1.45 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $77.72 per month

Gasoline 14 19 $1.46 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 7 8 $10.88 per trip

Scooter Rental 3 19 $19.78 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $24.73 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $31.79 per month

Gym Membership 21 19 $30.30 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 3 19 $19.39 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $24.73 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 1 19 $11.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 11 12 $57.93 per pair

Summer Dress 11 12 $38.41 per dress

Running Shoes 11 12 $93.22 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 16 $19.79 per visit

Laundry 15 $0.71 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 13 $49.46 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 11 12 $10.60 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 1.4154 CAD on Oct 16, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver, Hanoi, New York

Zumper Montreal 1-bedroom median CAD 1,775; rooms CAD 800 (Oct 2026)Listings
ARTM 2026 fare schedule — Monthly All Modes A CAD 110Official
STM Monthly All Modes A regular fare CAD 110 (2026)Official
Chatr prepaid CAD 35/month 30 GB with auto-payOfficial
Ideal Coworking Montreal hot desk CAD 300/monthListings
Fizz Home Internet 60 Mbps CAD 45/month (Quebec)Official
CTQ taxi meter CAD 4.10 flag + CAD 2.05/km (day)Official
YUL taxi meter CAD 4.10 + CAD 2.05/km (matches CTQ)Official
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
IRCC eTA overview — CAN$7 feeOfficial
StatCan Table 18-10-0245-01 Canada retail food prices (Aug 2026)Official
StatCan average retail food prices open dataOfficial
Quebec uninsured facility tariffs (Apr 2026)Official
Quebec gasoline ~CAD 2.06/L Oct 2026Index
Buanderie St-Marc self-serve washer/dryer tariffsOfficial
Montreal Barbershop adult haircut CAD 28Listings
Montréal CoWork flexible desk from CAD 275/monthListings
Airbnb monthly furnished 1BR/studio CAD ~1,850–2,400 (Oct 2026)Listings
Numbeo Montreal restaurants, utilities, gym, leisure cross-checkIndex
Numbeo Montreal food prices cross-checkIndex
Movati Athletic bi-weekly memberships from CAD 29.95+tax (Montreal-area clubs)Listings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2259.74 1413.03
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1421.45 1254.06
- Apples 3.61 4.57
- Beef 16.4 11.83
- Beer 6.93 6.36
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- Bread 3.1 2.56
- Chicken Fillets 13.3 10.18
- Cinema Ticket 12.76 11.3
- Coffee 3.83 3.85
- Coliving Space 1166.32 565.21
- Coworking Space 236.91 211.95
- Dining Out local 131.21, nomad 1020.53, expat 328.03, family 437.37, tourist 65.61 local 149.78, nomad 1165.73, expat 282.72, family 423.91, tourist 74.19
- Doctor Visit (GP) 109.34 49.46
- Fast Food Combo 11.3 10.6
- Gasoline 1.3 1.46
- Groceries local 328.03, nomad 145.79, expat 400.92, family 984.08, tourist 8.75 local 247.28, nomad 84.78, expat 197.82, family 777.17, tourist 8.48
- Gym Membership 47.38 30.3
- Haircut 32.8 19.79
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 69.25, expat 58.32, family 131.21, tourist 3.64 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 56.52, family 169.56, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 911.18, nomad 1749.48, expat 1348.55, family 2113.95, tourist 120.28 local 971.56, nomad 1413.03, expat 1165.75, family 1627.13, tourist 116.57
- Internet & Mobile local 69.25, nomad 94.76, expat 102.05, family 160.37, tourist 5.83 local 56.52, family 81.25, tourist 1.77
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 53.94 31.79
- Jeans 61.96 57.93
- Laundry 4.74 0.71
- Leisure Activities local 87.47, nomad 291.58, expat 182.24, family 364.47, tourist 29.16 local 30.3, nomad 60.99, expat 49.69, family 2838.07, tourist 24.73
- Meal (Inexpensive) 16.04 18.72
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 83.83 72.06
- Milk 2.08 2.28
- Mobile Plan 40.09 24.73
- Monthly Transport Pass 74.35 77.72
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 10.57 10.6
- Rice 3.28 3.44
- Ride-hailing (5km) 13.12 10.88
- Running Shoes 98.41 93.22
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 32.8 24.73
- Scooter Rental 8.75 19.78
- Summer Dress 43.74 38.41
- Taxi Start 3.28 2.9
- Taxi per km 1.53 1.45
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 20.41 19.39
- Transportation local 72.89, nomad 109.34, family 328.03, tourist 18.22 local 105.98, nomad 134.24, expat 247.28, family 423.91, tourist 26.14
- Utilities local 80.18, nomad 0, expat 116.63, family 204.11, tourist 0 local 70.65, nomad 0, expat 77.84, family 197.82, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 36.45, family 36.45 local 0, nomad 4.95, expat 0.41, family 0.82, tourist 0.83
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.82 1.52
- Wine (Mid-range) 14.58 10.6
Bread and Chicken Fillets moved to StatCan Canada retail food prices Aug 2026 (www150.statcan.gc.ca).

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