Historical Prices in Montreal

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2023 24.88 116.12 14.70
2022 20.95 91.15 13.17
2021 17.45 75.37 11.53
2020 16.39 68.71 11.19
2019 15.70 67.48 10.82
2018 15.91 64.00 10.24
2017 15.47 64.12 9.85
2016 15.42 65.89 9.24
2015 14.05 61.70 9.04
2014 11.74 63.26 9.08
2013 14.07 58.85 8.68
2012 11.67 73.10 8.36
2011 17.09 67.30 8.49
2010 13.53 49.67 7.36
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2023 8.18 8.32 2.67 1.96 4.97
2022 7.53 8.38 2.42 1.93 4.80
2021 6.68 7.52 2.01 1.69 4.36
2020 6.61 7.16 2.03 1.67 3.88
2019 6.85 8.21 2.27 1.77 4.17
2018 6.46 7.29 2.00 1.54 3.64
2017 6.27 6.92 2.19 1.69 3.74
2016 6.13 6.30 1.84 1.44 3.74
2015 5.95 6.36 1.86 1.37 3.48
2014 5.69 6.20 1.84 1.45 3.55
2013 5.83 5.60 1.95 1.67 3.42
2012 5.05 5.88 1.84 1.48 3.07
2011 4.99 5.74 1.92 1.54 2.95
2010 4.92 4.45 1.76 1.47 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2023 2.93 4.37 4.45 2.26 4.36 4.94
2022 2.95 3.78 3.88 2.41 3.43 3.81
2021 2.68 3.59 3.53 1.86 3.00 3.17
2020 2.49 3.45 3.29 1.83 3.04 3.75
2019 2.13 3.67 3.33 2.80 2.71 3.33
2018 2.16 3.24 3.25 1.90 2.49 3.00
2017 2.22 3.31 3.12 1.82 2.84 3.35
2016 2.13 3.36 3.47 2.14 2.34 3.05
2015 2.36 3.05 3.35 1.88 2.34 2.24
2014 2.15 3.38 3.48 1.78 2.00 2.35
2013 1.90 3.20 3.42 1.79 3.04 3.09
2012 2.03 2.89 3.27 1.50 3.58 2.50
2011 2.37 2.57 3.01 2.17 3.75 3.81
2010 2.47 2.67 2.83 2.00 3.00 2.50
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 4.83 5.35 3.14 3.30 5.31 6.23 1.99 3.65
2022 4.28 4.25 2.81 2.90 4.05 5.18 2.06 2.98
2021 3.94 4.02 2.24 2.03 3.64 4.50 1.78 2.09
2020 3.87 4.37 2.52 2.38 2.96 4.67 1.94 2.61
2019 4.05 4.67 2.70 2.90 3.39 5.28 1.90 2.70
2018 3.62 3.65 2.72 2.04 3.00 4.01 2.37 2.59
2017 3.38 3.65 1.94 2.08 3.28 3.19 1.82 1.94
2016 4.21 5.53 2.69 1.84 4.77 4.93 1.95 2.74
2015 4.11 4.57 2.40 1.70 3.71 4.09 1.88 1.68
2014 3.67 3.44 2.16 1.66 3.44 4.45 - -
2013 3.30 3.72 1.60 1.82 3.81 3.70 - -
2012 2.76 3.94 2.85 1.51 3.46 3.67 - -
2011 2.47 2.90 1.84 1.23 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2023 16.98 18.22 16.16 17.26 20.05
2022 15.37 17.18 14.98 15.09 16.67
2021 17.76 16.31 13.71 15.41 17.41
2020 16.64 16.58 12.50 14.09 18.65
2019 20.22 16.73 13.32 16.45 21.20
2018 18.38 16.24 11.73 14.03 16.75
2017 13.31 16.04 11.08 13.21 13.97
2016 14.93 15.93 10.69 13.96 18.18
2015 12.44 15.28 10.85 11.79 14.54
2014 15.90 16.16 10.36 14.16 -
2013 14.34 15.75 10.17 13.30 -
2012 10.32 14.81 8.86 10.94 -
2011 10.66 15.44 11.45 9.43 -
2010 10.00 20.00 11.33 10.50 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2023 1640.36 1249.35 2912.50 2101.41
2022 1390.31 1073.61 2468.51 1797.92
2021 1273.33 914.23 2273.08 1603.54
2020 1288.51 841.72 2239.47 1476.75
2019 1250.55 806.68 2181.97 1358.21
2018 1066.92 726.44 1935.11 1263.04
2017 1063.62 697.28 1921.05 1228.89
2016 981.61 671.52 1842.17 1194.27
2015 958.10 668.27 1756.25 1103.54
2014 912.97 642.21 1804.35 1187.50
2013 890.60 622.50 1639.58 1053.48
2012 925.26 642.63 1600.00 1059.38
2011 953.15 666.67 1522.63 1255.95
2010 750.25 600.00 2000.00 1100.00

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2023 10129.27 6065.98
2022 7649.46 5187.60
2021 7915.30 4254.60
2020 6236.61 3429.41
2019 5583.72 3639.12
2018 5414.28 3205.23
2017 5024.80 3205.83
2016 4209.44 2906.20
2015 4148.27 2973.92
2014 3817.71 3076.22
2013 3543.40 1166.67
2012 4454.00 2460.65
2011 3219.33 1943.29
2010 - -

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 3602.91
2022 3774.58
2021 3460.69
2020 3251.69
2019 3358.06
2018 2960.17
2017 3154.55
2016 2765.01
2015 2796.02
2014 3071.98
2013 2699.06
2012 3109.62
2011 3203.46
2010 2900.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 3.65 1.69
2022 3.51 1.88
2021 3.48 1.40
2020 3.44 1.18
2019 3.37 1.28
2018 3.25 1.34
2017 3.26 1.20
2016 3.25 1.11
2015 3.25 1.18
2014 3.01 1.44
2013 3.00 1.39
2012 3.00 1.41
2011 2.98 1.33
2010 2.77 1.14
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 95.73
2022 92.24
2021 88.59
2020 86.33
2019 85.40
2018 84.39
2017 82.87
2016 82.83
2015 82.22
2014 79.43
2013 77.06
2012 75.20
2011 72.85
2010 70.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 6.20
2022 4.85
2021 2.34
2020 2.96
2019 3.56
2018 3.44
2017 2.94
2016 2.83
2015 2.94
2014 3.27
2013 3.36
2012 3.52
2011 4.01
2010 5.00

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 107.66 59.44 54.27
2022 107.17 62.08 -
2021 95.53 64.41 -
2020 95.92 63.22 -
2019 100.73 63.03 -
2018 98.62 66.68 -
2017 93.81 63.63 -
2016 100.07 56.59 -
2015 105.15 54.05 -
2014 90.38 49.69 -
2013 101.59 46.50 -
2012 98.72 44.34 -
2011 120.00 46.86 -
2010 201.67 37.37 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023 44.09 21.88 14.61
2022 40.04 21.88 14.19
2021 44.19 16.72 14.07
2020 33.02 20.00 13.58
2019 36.34 19.11 13.44
2018 40.43 17.29 13.31
2017 43.48 16.38 13.19
2016 45.29 15.26 12.75
2015 49.33 16.07 12.71
2014 52.45 11.67 12.21
2013 52.46 11.50 12.34
2012 44.26 12.75 12.21
2011 47.50 16.60 12.89
2010 38.33 25.00 10.00

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2023 87.76 67.57 120.00 145.16
2022 82.88 50.88 123.65 160.17
2021 78.54 45.25 102.02 144.74
2020 67.66 44.12 104.64 127.28
2019 66.82 47.94 99.22 123.21
2018 70.72 46.17 102.69 136.41
2017 65.06 47.00 98.73 131.05
2016 66.74 43.47 100.34 125.11
2015 66.50 44.07 95.41 122.44
2014 63.13 42.38 100.27 135.83
2013 66.68 38.46 102.50 113.77
2012 65.78 37.50 90.88 118.78
2011 55.00 48.62 98.82 109.86
2010 70.00 57.50 93.33 135.00
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