The strength of the Canadian Dollar (CAD) will make perhaps the biggest difference to foreign visitors, but for in general and for a big, North American city, Montreal, fairly inexpensive.

• At the budget end (staying in hostels, rarely eating out, walking and visiting mostly free sights), you might be able to get away with about $60.

• A more average budget for most visitors (staying at standard hotels or B&Bs, eating out once a day, going to the full range of sights and taking public transport), would be around double that, at $120.

• Double that again and $240 buys a pretty high-end experience, with smart hotels, meals at the full range of restaurants and taking taxis around town whenever you feel like it.

Note that traveling solo will probably raise any of these per-person-costs by at least a third for all except budget travellers.

Credit cards & US currency.

Most places in Montreal accept major credit cards.

Many hotels and restaurants will also accept American cash – but only at a 1:1 exchange rate – making things about 30% more expensive if you choose to pay this way.