Manchester vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$4433
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$992
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$1658
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$3005
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
93
96
🏙️ Population
548K
1.8M

The cost of living in Manchester is 23% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1156th and 2284th ($2365 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 78th and 11th 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
$19.7
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$6.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$5550

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805