Montréal-Est, Quebec Cost Of Living

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25%

Overall NAT. AVG.

16%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

62%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Montréal-Est	Montréal-Est	Quebec
Cost of living	75	75	82
Goods & Services	84	84	84
Groceries	100	100	100
Health care	102	102	102
Housing	38	38	62
Transportation	100	100	100
Utilities	84	84	84

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Montréal-Est is 9% lower than the Montréal-Est average
The cost of living in Montréal-Est is 25% lower than the national average
Montréal-Est housing is 62% lower than the national average
Quebec general sales tax is 66% higher than the national average
Quebec state income tax is 78% higher than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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Quebec Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Quebec	9.975%	14.975%

Quebec Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Quebec	15%	25.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Montréal-Est	National avg.	Difference
Personal Care	$106.00	$94.33	12.4%
Recreation	$98.00	$102.33	4.2%

Groceries

Item	Montréal-Est	National avg.	Difference
Meat, Poultry and Fish	$100.00	$102.27	2.2%
Dairy Products and Eggs	$102.00	$104.67	2.5%
Bakery and Cereal Products	$103.00	$111.67	7.8%
Fruit and Vegetables	$99.00	$113.40	12.7%
Alcoholic Beverages	$92.00	$105.80	13.0%

Health Care

Item	Montréal-Est	National avg.	Difference
Doctor	$98.00	$101.07	3.0%

Housing

Item	Montréal-Est	National avg.	Difference
Home Price ($)	$355,000.00	$659,395.00	46.2%
Apartment Rent ($)	$n/a	$2,146.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Montréal-Est	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$104.00	$102.07	1.9%

Utilities

Item	Montréal-Est	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$98.00	$98.60	0.6%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, QC	15,334	73	27.1%
Bois-des-Filion, QC	10,460	73	26.8%
Charlemagne, QC	5,724	73	26.6%
Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, QC	5,486	73	26.6%
Saint-Amable, QC	13,300	73	26.5%
Montréal-Est, QC	4,302	75	25.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sparta, IL	4,302	n/a
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Madeira Beach, FL	4,303	n/a
Grayson, GA	4,303	n/a
Mather, CA	4,304	n/a
Montréal-Est, QC	4,302	75	25.4%