Montreal vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$1714
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$3852
🏠 One person rent	$928	$943
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$1495
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$509
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$2445
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	1.76M	705K

The cost of living in Montreal is 6% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 2281st and 2629th ($1821 vs $1714) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 100th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Ranked 1st vs 13th best cities to live in Canada, and 30th vs 149th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Winnipeg

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	Montreal	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$1351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$1281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$2759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$2870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$593
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$12093

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1389
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1779
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1678
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1774
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2081
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1634
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1831
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1906
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2284
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1638
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1841
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$1866
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1485
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1526
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2425
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2450
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2690
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2489
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2521
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1849
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2457
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2403
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2303
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2287
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2285
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2312
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2284
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2240
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2174
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2808