Montreal vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$986	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$3778
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	93	81
🏙️ Population	1.76M	398K

The cost of living in Montreal is 8% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2002nd and 2435th ($1954 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1891st in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 60th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Wichita

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	Montreal	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$16129

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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

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287