Manchester vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$2945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	548K	1.8M

The cost of living in Manchester is 19% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1330th and 2306th ($2265 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 52nd in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 107th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Montreal

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	Manchester	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$4789

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811