Manchester vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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