Manchester vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2071
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5081
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$1241
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$2185
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2923
$2742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
100
😀 Quality of life
92
93
🏙️ Population
548K
1.8M

The cost of living in Manchester is 11% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1662nd and 2225th ($2071 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 51st 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 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 85th and 51st 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
$16.7
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.7
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.46
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1351
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2179
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1788
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.9
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.9%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5330
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3723
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$110
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.8
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1818
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19551
$5725

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692