Montreal vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1821
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$4545
🏠 One person rent
$928
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2722
$3962
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
1.76M
398K

The cost of living in Montreal is 3% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2281st and 2417th ($1821 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 1921st 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 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 2.2 months in Wichita. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 30th and 386th 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
$15.9
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$5.02
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$741
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1952
$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1385
$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7593
$1561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4320
$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.06
$4.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$119
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$913
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$15991

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576

Cities near Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1820
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1703
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1728
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1575
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1784
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1827
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1854
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1762
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1741
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1787
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1777
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1708
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1695
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1765
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1773
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1499
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1604
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1771
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1777
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1456
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1887
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1778
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$1996
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1880
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1969
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1943
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1956
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1944
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2157
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1836
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2049
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1916
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2186
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2154
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2242
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2171
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2144
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$2147
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2187