Montreal vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Montreal	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1924	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$986	$1053
🏘️ Family rent	$1635	$1734
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2862	$2546
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	1.8M	750K

The cost of living in Montreal is 3% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 2252nd and 2443rd ($1924 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 68th 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 20th best cities to live in Canada, and 44th vs 238th 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	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.07	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1048	$857
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$857	$907
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.3	$93.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$62.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.97%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6954	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4776	$2766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.42	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$16.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$78.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$959
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5813	$12055

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1860
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1836
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1879
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1847
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1856
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2097
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1941
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1856
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1922
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1890
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1877
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1903
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1965
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1866
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1870
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1871
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1818
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1828
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1890
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1805
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1871
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1815
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1797
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1838
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1808
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1823
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1830
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1704
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1884
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1747
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1818
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1786
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1616
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1966
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1478
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1143
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1583
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1722

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1352
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1665
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1789
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2126
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$2000
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2054
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1644
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1884
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1707
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2037
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1453
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1671
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2276
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2417
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2681
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2419
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2476
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1731
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1437
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2400
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2324
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2354
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2299
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2310
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2328
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2288
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2287
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2269
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2287
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2264
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2276
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2326
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2211
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2309
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2184
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2715