Minneapolis vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	430K	1.76M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 15% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1228th and 2002nd ($2256 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 54th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 234th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Montreal

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	Minneapolis	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$6957

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

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