Montreal's Happiness Income Hits C$148,181, Ranking 15th in Canada
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Updated · MTL Blog · Jul 24
Montreal's Happiness Income Hits C$148,181, Ranking 15th in Canada
3 articles · Updated · MTL Blog · Jul 24
Summary
C$148,181 a year is the income Remitly estimates for Montrealers to reach the city's “price of happiness,” placing Montreal 15th among 19 major Canadian cities.
Remitly derived the figure by converting Purdue University income-satiation research into local terms using IMF purchasing-power ratios, inflation through March 2026 and city cost-of-living data.
Montreal sits below Canada's national benchmark of C$155,850 and far under Victoria's C$169,951, while Toronto and Vancouver tie for second-highest at C$166,982.
Quebec City came in just above Montreal at C$149,913, while Kingston ranked lowest nationally at C$140,513, leaving Quebec's two biggest cities toward the more affordable end of the list.