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North America
Montreal
Canada
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Montreal compare to Toronto?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Montreal is 6% worse off vs in Toronto
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Montreal compared to Toronto, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$53,369
-$14,955 (-22%) vs Toronto
Tax Rate: 30%
Weather
How does the weather in Montreal compare to Toronto?
Toronto has better overall weather
3.2/10(vs 3.4/10 in Toronto)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
12°C(same as Toronto)
Average Low
4°C(vs 5°C in Toronto)
Sunshine Hours
2,051h/yr(same as Toronto)
Average High in hottest month
26°C(vs 25°C in Toronto)
Average Low in coldest month
-12°C(vs -8°C in Toronto)
Rainy Days
89/yr+14/yr(+18%)
Muggy Days
15/yr-4/yr(-22%)
Cloud Cover
53%(vs 48% in Toronto)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Montreal compare to Toronto?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Montreal compared to Toronto?
SWE Affordability
8.9 years
1.0 years quicker than Toronto
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Montreal has around 24 Luma events listed.
That's 50% more events than Toronto.
Salary Converter
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