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North America
Montreal
Canada
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Montreal compare to Paris?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Montreal is 81% better off vs in Paris
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Montreal compared to Paris, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$53,361
+$13,391 (+34%) vs Paris
Tax Rate: 30%
Weather
How does the weather in Montreal compare to Paris?
Paris has better overall weather
3.2/10(vs 4.9/10 in Paris)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
12°C(vs 16°C in Paris)
Average Low
4°C(vs 8°C in Paris)
Sunshine Hours
2,051h/yr+334h/yr(+19%)
Average High in hottest month
26°C(vs 25°C in Paris)
Average Low in coldest month
-12°C(vs 2°C in Paris)
Rainy Days
89/yr(same as Paris)
Muggy Days
15/yr+12/yr(+425%)
Cloud Cover
53%(vs 56% in Paris)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Montreal compare to Paris?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Montreal compared to Paris?
SWE Affordability
8.9 years
15.5 years quicker than Paris
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Montreal has around 20 Luma events listed.
That's 13% fewer events than Paris.
Salary Converter
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