Montreal most expensive town in Quebec
Montreal is the most expensive town in Quebec for families, according to a new IRIS study. There’s also a grille for households of other sizes, according to which I see I should move to Saguenay or Trois‑Rivières.
IRIS also has a grille showing what you need to earn to rise out of poverty in Quebec in 2026.
Nicholas 12:35 on 2026-04-30 Permalink
$42,000 after tax for a single person, and $89,000 after tax for a family of four? I know housing is up, but transport is still cheap if you don’t get a car, and other expenses aren’t that high.
Joey 12:59 on 2026-04-30 Permalink
Sort of dishonest for IRIS not to look at the median earnings by town… this is written as if lots of us are thisclose to pulling the trigger on that move to Sept-Iles.
jeather 13:32 on 2026-04-30 Permalink
Biggest city is the most expensive city to live in, news at 11. (Though Gatineau and Sept-Îles are pretty close.)
Jim 15:01 on 2026-04-30 Permalink
Montreal is expensive mainly because of housing. Sept-Îles can be as bad or worse because of transport/car dependency. Trois-Rivières is consistently the cheapest in the report. I think I stick to living in beautiful Montreal.