Manchester vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Manchester	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1998	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4556	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2742	$2722
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	548K	1.76M

The cost of living in Manchester is 10% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1798th and 2281st ($1998 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 76th 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 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 110th and 30th 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	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1274	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.8	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5073	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.9	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.4	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.2	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1559	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13845	$7624

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1526
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1607
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1358
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1733
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1613
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1455
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1574
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1487
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1467
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1564
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1640
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1628
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1656
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1713
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1715
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1867
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1629

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576