Manchester vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
548K
1.76M

The cost of living in Manchester is 9% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1500th and 2002nd ($2137 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 54th 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 76th and 60th 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
$17.6
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$6957

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610