City snapshot
Cost of living in Moncton
Moncton offers affordable bilingual living as New Brunswick's business and transportation hub.
Monthly baseline
$1,686
Total annual: $20,232
Balanced salary needed
$43,700
Balanced
Population
157,717
Moncton CMA
Crime Severity Index
93.8
Moncton CMA
Cost breakdown
Move-in costs
Plan the next step
City profile
Housing and rent
Fast growth has tightened rentals, but costs remain below larger Canadian metros.
Rent (1bd): $1,164 · Total monthly: $1,686
Commute and daily life
Car-oriented regional commuting with bilingual service context
Safety context
Moncton's safety snapshot uses the Crime Severity Index for Moncton CMA. CSI compares police-reported crime volume and seriousness; it is not a neighbourhood-level risk score.
- Crime Severity Index
- 93.8
- Violent CSI
- 95.4
- Non-violent CSI
- 94.0
How this city compares
Moncton ranks #18 of 23 tracked cities by baseline monthly cost and is -$283 versus the cross-city average.
Salary guide for this city
Use these gross salary ranges as planning targets before running a detailed after-tax scenario for Moncton.
Best for
Moncton is strongest for affordable atlantic living and a lower baseline than the tracked-city average.
Watch out for
Rent (1bd) is the largest cost driver in the baseline. Plan around $1,686 per month before discretionary spending, plus about $5,428 for a basic move-in setup.
Local reality check
Rent represents about 69% of the baseline essentials shown here. Compared with the tracked-city average, this city is -$283.
Living in Moncton: what to budget for
Use this page as a starting point for Moncton: monthly essentials, move-in cash, salary targets, local population context, housing notes and safety data are shown together so you can move from research to a concrete budget.
Moncton is New Brunswick's largest city and a major transportation and distribution center.
The city offers very affordable living costs and a growing call center and tech sector.
Bilingual services in English and French are readily available throughout the city.
The city serves as a gateway to both PEI and Nova Scotia with excellent highway connections.
Highlights
- Affordable Atlantic living
- Bilingual services
- Transportation hub
- Magnetic Hill attraction
- Gateway to beaches
Common questions
- What is included in Moncton's monthly baseline?
- The baseline includes a 1-bedroom rent estimate, groceries and transport for one adult. It is a planning baseline, not a quote.
- Why do some metrics use a CMA or province?
- National public datasets often publish city data by census metropolitan area, census agglomeration, province or territory. The geography is shown beside each metric.
- How should I use the Moncton salary estimate?
- Use it as a gross-income target, then run the income calculator with your province, city and real costs.
Sources and methodology
- Population: Statistics Canada Census 2021 table 98-10-0006-01 / Census Profile when noted.
- Crime Severity Index: Statistics Canada table 35-10-0026-01, 2024.
- Rent, groceries and transport: TrueIncome variable config synced from public market and Statistics Canada sources.
Data, sources, and assumptions
Results combine Canadian tax rules, city cost baselines, and market assumptions versioned with the site code.