Manchester vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Manchester	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2348	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5497	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$1452	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$2508	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	548K	1.9M

The cost of living in Manchester is 24% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1193rd and 2370th ($2348 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 64th 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 12th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 84th and 49th 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	$20.3	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.4	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.78	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.69	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1619	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2982	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$280	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.17%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4975	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4650	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.85	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.2	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.01	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.06	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.3	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20557	$6432

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828