Montreal vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$1754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$4040
🏠 One person rent	$986	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$1568
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$2464
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	1.76M	750K

The cost of living in Montreal is 11% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 2002nd and 2708th ($1954 vs $1754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 107th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Ranked 2nd vs 21st best cities to live in Canada, and 60th vs 250th 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	$16.6	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$3190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$12307

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1367
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1652
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1673
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1782
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2121
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1690
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1515
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1663
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2131
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1753
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1823
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2003
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1414
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1678
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2391
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2416
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2640
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2447
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2485
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1698
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2429
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2400
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2292
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2282
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2280
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2305
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2282
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2256
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2193
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2750