Montreal vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$992	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	96	85
🏙️ Population	1.8M	398K

The cost of living in Montreal is 6% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2284th and 2786th ($1928 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 11th and 462nd 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	$16.8	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$16041

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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

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328