Minneapolis vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	86	100
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	430K	1.8M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 24% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1119th and 2284th ($2384 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th and 58th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 263rd and 11th 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	$19.8	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$5550

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805